入坑

rùkēng

verb

Meanings

1 to get into a fandom or hobby
2 to start following a series
3 (literally) to fall into a pit

Characters

Examples

我最近入坑了一部韩剧。

Wǒ zuìjìn rùkēng le yí bù Hánjù.

I recently got hooked on a Korean drama.

她是被同桌安利入坑的。

Tā shì bèi tóngzhuō ānlì rùkēng de.

Her deskmate got her into it.

机械键盘这个坑我还是不敢入。

Jīxiè jiànpán zhège kēng wǒ háishi bù gǎn rù.

I still don't dare get into the mechanical-keyboard rabbit hole.

Tips

register

Fandom/hobby slang. 入坑 = start, 弃坑 = drop it, 爬坑 = climb out (recover from), 填坑 = fill the pit (finish an unfinished work). The 'pit' metaphor implies you'll spend money and time you'll later regret.

Stroke Order

入 rù

坑 kēng