陷入 meaning and pronunciation

陷入
Simplified/traditional word

陷入 English definition

xiàn rù
  • to sink into
  • to get caught up in
  • to land in (a predicament)

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  • 陷 (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); defect;
  • 入 (rù): to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1];