Definition & Meaning

1.mire; mud; morass; quagmire

2.difficult situation; crisis

Word usage

Words with ni tan

ní tán

泥 潭

Level:

NHSK 789－2 Yu Wen 7

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1
n.mire; mud; morass; quagmire
- tián yě biàn chéng le ní tán
  田野变成了泥潭。
  Field turned into a quagmire.
- dì miàn biàn chéng le ní tán
  地面变成了泥潭。
  Ground turned into a quagmire.
synonym
ní kēng泥坑 ní táng泥塘
2
n.difficult situation; crisis
- jīng jì ní tán
  经济泥潭
  economic mire
- fǔ bài de ní tán
  腐败的泥潭
  morass of corruption

Word usage

common measure word
"泥潭" is often matched with measure word "个"or"片".
- 一个泥潭
  one mire
- 一片泥潭
  one piece of mire

Chinese words with pinyin ni tan

ní tàn泥炭peat

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