Chinese Word: 阱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

阱HSK 6

Pinyin: jǐng

English Definition: pitfall; trap

Chinese Definition:
①捕野兽用的陷坑：陷阱。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 阜

Ideographic: A farm 阝 with a well 井; 井 also provides the pronunciation

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陷阱	xiàn jǐng	pitfall; snare; trap	HSK 6
设阱自陷	shè jǐng zì xiàn	to snare oneself in one's own trap (idiom)
设阱陷害	shè jǐng xiàn hài	to set a trap (idiom)
气阱	qì jǐng	air pocket
势阱	shì jǐng	potential well (physics)

More: 阱* | *阱 | *阱*

1		qiān wàn 千万 bú yào 不要 diào jìn 掉进 nà ge 那个 xiàn jǐng 陷阱 lǐ 里。 Don't fall into that trap under any circumstances.
2		hé wǔ qì 核武器 shì 是 yī gè 一个 xiàn jǐng 陷阱， ér 而 fēi 非 bì yòu 庇佑。 Nuclear weapons are a trap, not a gift.