how to write xian(pitfall) in chinese

陷

pinyinxiàn
radicals阝Stroke count10
eanglish meaningpitfall; trap; defect; deficiency; get stuck or bogged down; entrap; sink; cave in

Stroke order of the Chinese character "陷" (xian)

Handwriting

n. （陷阱） pitfall; trap

n. （缺点） defect; deficiency:

1. 缺陷
defect; flaw

v. （掉进） get stuck or bogged down; entrap:

1. 陷进泥里
get stuck in the mud;

2. 陷在日常事务堆里
get bogged down in everyday routine;

3. 在错误的泥坑里越陷越深
sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire of error;

4. 士兵们陷在沼泽中。
The soldiers became bogged in the swamp.

v. （凹进） sink; cave in:

1. 深陷的两颊
sunken cheeks;

2. 地基下陷。
The foundations have sunk [caved in].

3. 他脚下的土地突然陷下去了。
The ground suddenly sank under his feet.

4. 她的眼睛陷进去了。
Her eyes have sunk in.

v. （陷害） frame (up):

1. 捏造案情诬陷人
frame a case against sb.

v. （被攻破; 被占领） (of a town, etc.) be captured; fall:

1. 沦陷
fall into enemy's hands; be occupied by the enemy;

2. 城陷之日
the day the city fell