陷 xiàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 臽 pit, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
陷入
xiànrù
to fall into, to be caught in
Characters in this word
入 rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 入 — to enter, to come in
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 如果缺乏清晰的目标，团队很容易陷入无休止的讨论。 Rúguǒ quēfá qīngxī de mùbiāo, tuánduì hěn róngyì xiànrù wúxiūzhǐ de tǎolùn. If there is no clear goal, the team can easily fall into endless discussion.
- 汽车陷入泥坑，怎么也开不出来。 Qìchē xiànrù níkēng, zěnme yě kāi bù chūlai. The car sank into a muddy hole and could not be driven out no matter what.
- 听到这个消息，她陷入了沉思。 Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā xiànrù le chénsī. Hearing this news, she fell into deep thought.
Related words
- 缺陷 quēxiàn defect
- 诬陷 wūxiàn to frame; to falsely accuse
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck
- 陷害 xiànhài to frame; to set someone up
- 陷阱 xiànjǐng trap; pitfall
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 收入 shōurù income
- 深入 shēnrù in depth
- 输入 shūrù to enter; to input
- 加入 jiārù to join
- 列入 lièrù to include; to put on a list