坑

kēng

HSK 7 noun / verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. pit; hollow; depression
  2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel
  3. (literary) to bury alive
  4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over

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In real sentences 真实例句

我去wǒ qù，人rén跑pǎo哪儿nǎr去qù了le，蹲坑dūnkēng掉diào坑kēng里lǐ了le？

Where did the person go? Did they fall into a pit?

Tatoeba #6290252

月球yuèqiú上shàng的de坑洞kēngdòng令人lìngrén起qǐ鸡皮疙瘩jīpígēda。

The craters on the moon give me goosebumps.

Tatoeba #6142472

他tā愤怒fènnù地de践踏jiàntà水坑shuǐkēng，弄nòng得de泥水níshuǐ四溅sìjiàn。

Angrily, he stomped on the puddle, splashing mud everywhere.

Tatoeba #13153667

我wǒ只zhǐ用yòng一yī天tiān就jiù用yòng铲子chǎnzi挖wā了le一个yī ge大坑Dàkēng。

I dug a huge pit with my shovel in just one day.

Tatoeba #13858602

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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