沉 陷

chén xiàndictionary entry

to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside / (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

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Original source entry:

沉陷 沉陷 [chen2 xian4] /to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside/(fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)/

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沉
chén
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
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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