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坑

kēng · keng

Traditional 阬

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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kēng 坑

  1. pit; depression; hollow
  2. tunnel; hole in the ground
  3. (archaic) to bury alive
  4. to hoodwink; to cheat (sb)

kēng 阬

  1. variant of 坑 (kēng)
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The big pit

  1. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)！路(lù)上(shàng)有(yǒu)个(gè)大(dà)坑(kēng)！

    Careful! There is a big pit in the road!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)差点(chàdiǎn)踩(cǎi)进去(jìnqù)。

    Thanks. I almost stepped in.

  3. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)挖(wā)的(de)坑(kēng)？

    Who dug the pit?

  4. Liangliang

    工人(gōngrén)在(zài)修(xiū)水管(shuǐguǎn)。

    Workers. They are fixing a water pipe.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)坑(kēng)旁边(pángbiān)没有(méiyǒu)牌子(páizi)？

    Then why is there no sign next to the pit?

  6. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)在(zài)坑(kēng)里(lǐ)。

    The sign is in the pit.

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2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)在(zài)路(lù)边(biān)挖(wā)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)坑(kēng)。

The workers dug a big pit by the roadside.

02

那(nà)家(jiā)店(diàn)专(zhuān)坑(kēng)外(wài)地(dì)游(yóu)客(kè)，价(jià)格(gé)高(gāo)得(de)离(lí)谱(pǔ)。

That shop specifically cheats out-of-town tourists, with absurdly high prices.

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