陷 - Learn Chinese Everyday

Pronunciation	:	xiàn

Meaning	:	pitfall; trap. (n) to get stuck; to sink; to cave in. (v) to frame (false charge). (v) to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy). (v) defect. (n)
Radical	:	阝
Strokes	:	10
Traditional	:	陷
Usage	:	7.5%

Common Words / Phrases:

陷害

xiàn hài

frame; frame up

陷阱

xiàn jǐng

trap; pitfall

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect; draw back

沦陷

lún xiàn

be occupied by the enemy

陷入

xiàn rù

sink into; be caught in; be lose in; be immersed in

Sentences:

1. The mud was bogging down the cars.

qì	chē	xiàn	rù	le	ní	zhǎo	。
汽	车	陷	入	了	泥	沼	。

汽车	:	car
陷入	:	bog down; sink into
了	:	particle indicating that something has happened
泥沼	:	mud

2. We were dragged into a bad situation.

wǒ	men	xiàn	rùl	e	kùn	jìng	。
我	们	陷	入	了	困	境	。

我们	:	we
陷入	:	be caught in
了	:	particle indicating that something has happened
困境	:	bad situation

3. She completely surrendered to love.

tā	wán	quán	xiàn	rù	le	ài	qíng	lǐ	。
她	完	全	陷	入	了	爱	情	里	。

她	:	she
完全	:	totally
陷入	:	be caught in
了	:	particle indicating that something has happened
爱情	:	love
里	:	in; inside

4. And who do you think it was who framed you?

nǐ	rèn	wéi	shì	shéi	xiàn	hài	le	nǐ	？
你	认	为	是	谁	陷	害	了	你	？

你	:	you
认为	:	think
是	:	is
谁	:	who
陷害	:	frame
了	:	particle indicating that something has happened
你	:	you

5. The bear was trapped.

nà	zhǐ	xióng	bèi	xiàn	jǐng	kùn	zhù	le	。
那	只	熊	被	陷	阱	困	住	了	。

那	:	that
只	:	measure word
熊	:	bear
被	:	(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning
陷阱	:	trap
困住	:	trapped
了	:	particle indicating that something has happened