深陷

shēnxiàn

verb #11,412

Meanings

1 to be deeply mired in
2 to be deeply in (trouble, debt)
3 deep-set (eyes)

Characters

to sink into; to fall into

Examples

他深陷债务之中。

Tā shēnxiàn zhàiwù zhī zhōng.

He is deeply in debt.

公司深陷危机，前途未卜。

Gōngsī shēnxiàn wéijī, qiántú wèibǔ.

The company is mired in crisis with an uncertain future.

Tips

usage

深陷 is almost always used with negative situations: 深陷困境 (mired in difficulty), 深陷债务 (deep in debt), 深陷丑闻 (embroiled in scandal).

Stroke Order

深 shēn

陷 xiàn