Meaning of 陷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiàn
- 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)
陷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我身陷困境。
I am in a tight place.
这个系统有些明显的缺陷。
This system has obvious defects.
他发言完后，大家陷入了沉默。
When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.
这个系统存在着许多缺陷和不尽完善的地方。
This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
他故意令她陷入险境。
He deliberately exposed her to danger.
Stroke order for each character
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陷 xiàn · pitfall · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 陷.
| 陷入 | xiànrù | to sink into; to get caught up in |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw |
| 陷阱 | xiànjǐng | pitfall; snare |
| 陷害 | xiànhài | to entrap; to set up |
| 深陷 | shēnxiàn | to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc); deep set (eyes) |
| 身陷 | shēnxiàn | to be trapped; to be imprisoned |
| 沦陷 | lúnxiàn | to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied |
| 诬陷 | wūxiàn | to entrap; to frame |
| 陷于 | xiànyú | caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc) |
| 陷落 | xiànluò | to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy) |
| 攻陷 | gōngxiàn | to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force |
| 塌陷 | tāxiàn | to subside; to sink |
Questions about 陷
What does 陷 mean?
陷 (xiàn) means "pitfall; trap" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 陷?
陷 is made of 1 character: 陷 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 陷 an HSK word?
Yes. 陷 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.