泥潭

nítán

noun HSK 7 #18,288

Measure Word

一个泥潭 gè

Meanings

1 quagmire
2 mud pit
3 morass

Characters

Examples

车子陷进了泥潭。

Chēzi xiànjìn le nítán.

The car got stuck in a mud pit.

他深陷债务的泥潭。

Tā shēnxiàn zhàiwù de nítán.

He is deep in a quagmire of debt.

Tips

usage

泥潭 is often used figuratively for situations that are difficult to escape from, such as 战争的泥潭 (quagmire of war) or 债务的泥潭 (quagmire of debt).

Stroke Order

泥 ní

潭 tán