Definition & Meaning

1.trap; pitfall; snare

2.trick by which somebody is misled into giving themselves away

Word usage

Words with xian jing

xiàn jǐng

陷 阱

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－3 NPCR6

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1
n.trap; pitfall; snare
- láng luò rù liè rén shè xià de xiàn jǐng
  狼落入猎人设下的陷阱。
  The wolf fell into the trap set by the hunter.
- dòng wù líng mǐn de duǒ kai sēn lín zhōng de xiàn jǐng
  动物灵敏地躲开森林中的陷阱。
  The animals nimbly avoided the traps in the forest.
- sēn lín zhōng dào chù shì bǔ zhuō hú li de xiàn jǐng
  森林中到处是捕捉狐狸的陷阱。
  The forest is full of fox traps.
synonym
jī guān机关 quān tào圈套 luó wǎng罗网 xiàn kēng陷坑
2
n.metatrick by which somebody is misled into giving themselves away
- tā bèi kuāng rù xiàn jǐng
  她被诓入陷阱。
  She was misled into a trap.
- tā zhōng le dí rén de xiàn jǐng
  他中了敌人的陷阱。
  He fell into the enemy's trap.
- fàn zuì xián yí rén luò rù jǐng fāng shè xià de xiàn jǐng
  犯罪嫌疑人落入警方设下的陷阱。
  The suspect fell into a trap set by the police.
synonym
jī guān机关 quān tào圈套 piàn jú骗局 luó wǎng罗网 xiàn kēng陷坑

Word usage

Note
"陷阱" cannot be written as "陷井".
common measure word
"陷阱" is often matched with measure word "个"or"口".
- 一个陷阱
  one trap
- 一口陷阱
  one trap

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