Meaning of 陷阱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiànjǐng
- pitfall
- snare
- trap
陷阱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们设了个陷阱来抓狐狸。
We set a trap to catch a fox.
我知道怎么设陷阱。
I know how to set a trap.
你认为它是陷阱吗？
Do you think it's a trap?
这是一个陷阱！
It's a trap!
别长大， 是陷阱。
Don't grow up. It's a trap!
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
陷 xiàn · pitfall · 10 strokes
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阱 jǐng · trap · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 陷阱.
| 陷入 | xiànrù | to sink into; to get caught up in |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw |
| 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 陷阱
What does 陷阱 mean?
陷阱 (xiànjǐng) means "pitfall; snare" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 陷阱?
陷阱 is made of 2 characters: 陷 (10 strokes), 阱 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 陷阱 an HSK word?
Yes. 陷阱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.