When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.
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陷入
xiàn rù
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
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xiàn rù · haam6 jap6 (Jyutping)
- to sink into
- to get caught up in
- to land in (a predicament)
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Character breakdown
陷
- Meaning
- submerge, sink, plunge; trap
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰阝臽
- Cangjie
- NLNHX
- Four-corner
- 7727.7
入
- Meaning
- enter, come in(to), join
- Radical
- 入
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- OH
- Four-corner
- 8000.0
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Example sentences
We were faced with an unusual situation because of the accident.
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