HSK C6/V7-9
Correct

陷

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Strokes

Definition

pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect

Example

As a Verb

get stuck; get bogged down

1
Tǎnkè
坦克
chē
车
xiàn
陷
jìn
进
níjiāng
泥浆
zhīzhōng
之中
  
。

The tank got bogged down in the mud.

2
Gōnggòng
公共
qìchē
汽车
xiàn
陷
zài
在
xuě
雪
lǐ
里
dòngtan
动弹
bùdé
不得
  
。

The bus (was) stuck fast in the snow.

3
Xiàn
陷
zài
在
rìcháng
日常
shìwùduī
事务堆
lǐ
里

get bogged down in daily routine

As a Verb

(of a town, etc) be captured/conquered; fall

As a Verb

make a break through

As a Noun

pitfall; trap

As a Verb

frame up; harm sb with trumped-up charges

As a Verb

sink; cave in

As a Noun

defect; deficiency