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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

陷入 [xiànrù]
  1. 1. sink (or fall) into; land oneself in; be caught in; get bogged down in; plunge; trap
    陷入被动地位
    fall into a passive position
  2. 2. be lost in; be immersed in; be deep in
    陷入沉思
    be lost in thought; be deep in meditation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

陷入 [xiànrù]
  1. 1. 落入(不利的境地)
    陷入困境。
  2. 2. 比喻深深地沉浸在(某种状况或思想活动中)
    陷入极度的悲痛之中。

Examples

说话不留余地往往会陷入被动。
You'll land yourself in a difficult position if you make no allowances in your statement.
陷入沉思之中
be lost in thought; be deep in meditation
陷入重重包围之中
be encircled ring upon ring
陷入饥寒交迫的困难境地
suffer the terrible hardship of hunger and cold
陷入完全孤立的境地
land oneself in utter isolation
陷入牢笼
fall into a trap; be entrapped
汉朝的灭亡使中国陷入了分裂的局面。
The downfall of the Han Dynasty brought China national disunity.
陷入泥坑
get stuck in the mud; be bogged down in a quagmire
陷入泥泞
get stuck in the mire
陷入穷困的境地
be reduced to destitution

Word Decomposition


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