Dictionary/陷

陷

陷 xiàn

ㄒㄧㄢˋ
VHSK 7-9
1pitfall
2trap
3to get stuck
4to sink
5to cave in
6to frame (false charge)
7to capture (a city in battle)
8to fall (to the enemy)
9defect

Characters

Examples

zhè这liàng辆chē车xiàn陷zài在ní泥lǐ里le了。
这辆车陷在泥里了。
The car got stuck in the mud.
我在不恰当的时机说错了话,不断的使我自己和我的朋友陷于尴尬的处境。
By saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, I kept getting myself and my friends into awkward situations.
他被妻子诬陷了。
He was framed by his wife.

See also: words & characters pronounced xiàn