shēn xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes)
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Original source entry:

深陷 深陷 [shen1 xian4] /to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)/deep set (eyes)/

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  • 深
    shēn

    (lit. and fig.) deep

  • 陷
    xiàn

    pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect

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