陷入

xiàn rù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Save to list

Definitions

1. to sink into
2. to get caught up in
3. to land in (a predicament)

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year

Lifetime for $19.99 Try the 30-second demo

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 脱离 tuō lí 脱离 tuō lí to separate oneself from 脱离困境 means to get out of a predicament, opposite of 陷入: to separate oneself from

Related words

1 item

• 卷入 juǎn rù 卷入 juǎn rù to be drawn into 卷入 is often used for getting involved in events or trouble: to be drawn into

Synonyms

1 item

• 陷于 xiàn yú 陷于 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation) 陷入困境/陷于困境 both mean to be caught in a predicament: caught in (a bad situation)

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly collocates with abstract predicaments: 陷入僵局 (deadlock), 陷入沉思 (deep thought).

Example Sentences

2 shown

他们 陷入 两难的境地。

They are in a dilemma.

谈判 陷入 僵局。

The negotiations reached a deadlock.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 陷入

• 陷入牢笼 陷入牢笼 xiàn rù láo lóng: to fall into a trap

Child Words of 陷入

• 入 入 rù: to enter
• 陷 陷 xiàn: pitfall