陷入
xiànrù
to fall into, to get bogged down in
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 公司一度陷入财务困境。The company once fell into financial difficulty.
- 他陷入了深深的沉思。He fell into deep contemplation.
Collocations
陷入困境陷入沉思陷入危机陷入绝望
Mnemonic
陷 xiàn "to sink into" + 入 rù "to enter": to sink and enter (a pit), i.e. to fall into, to get bogged down in (a bad state). 陷 has the mound radical 阝. 陷入困境 = to fall into difficulty. Opposite of 摆脱 (to break free).
Related
落入沉入摆脱走出
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