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陷入

xiàn rù · xian ru

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to sink into
  2. to get caught up in
  3. to land in (a predicament)
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In a conversation

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Hotpot or barbecue

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)半天(bàntiān)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Why have you been quiet so long?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)陷入(xiànrù)沉思(chénsī)了(le)。

    I fell into deep thought.

  3. Liangliang

    想(xiǎng)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you thinking about?

  4. Dengdeng

    晚上(wǎnshang)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)还是(háishi)烤肉(kǎoròu)，我(wǒ)陷入(xiànrù)了(le)两难(liǎngnán)。

    Hotpot or barbecue tonight. I am stuck in a dilemma.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)，再(zài)叫(jiào)一份(yīfèn)烤肉(kǎoròu)！

    Then eat hotpot and order barbecue too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)场(chǎng)事(shì)故(gù)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)陷(xiàn)入(rù)了(le)不(bù)寻(xún)常(cháng)的(de)局(jú)势(shì)。

We were faced with an unusual situation because of the accident.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)发(fā)言(yán)完(wán)后(hòu)，大(dà)家(jiā)陷(xiàn)入(rù)了(le)沉(chén)默(mò)。

When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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