HSK V7-9
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泥潭

/ nítán /
Strokes

Definition

quagmire

Example

As a Noun
mire; mud; quagmire; morass
1
Liánmián
连绵
yīn
阴雨
shǐ
使
miàn
地面
chéng
le
tán
泥潭
  

The persistent rain turned the ground into a quagmire.

2
Xiàn
陷入
tán
泥潭

sink (deep) into the mud/mire; get stuck in the mud/mire

As a Noun
difficult situation; crisis; mire; morass; quagmire
3
ge
那个
guójiā
国家
zhēng
huá
jīng
经济
tán
泥潭
  

That country is slipping into an economic mire.

4
Xiàn
陷入
tán
泥潭

sink (deep) into the mud/mire; get stuck into difficult circumstances

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