xiàn luò
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  • 1

    v.subside; sink in; cave in

    • xiàn luò zài shēn yuān li

      陷落深渊

      fall into the abyss

    • tā jiǎo xià de yǐ zi tū rán xiàn luò xià qu

      脚下椅子突然陷落下去

      The chair suddenly sank under his feet.

    • liǎng sāi xiàn luò

      陷落

      sunken gills

  • 2

    v.fall into enemy's hands; be caught in; get bogged down (in an unfavourable situation)

    • xiàn luò chóng wéi

      陷落重围

      find oneself tightly encircled

    • xiàn luò kùn jìng

      陷落困境

      land oneself in a predicament

    • yī qiāng wèi fā bǎo lěi jiù xiàn luò dí shǒu

      堡垒陷落敌手

      The fort fell into the enemy's hands without a shot being fired.

  • 3

    v.(of territory) fall into enemy hands

    • xǔ duō chéng chí xiàn luò le

      许多城池陷落

      Many cities fell into enemy hands.

    • jī zhàn yī zhōu yǐ hòu bǎo lěi xiàn luò

      激战以后堡垒陷落

      The fort was captured by the enemy after a week-long battle.

    • nán jīng nián yuè xiàn luò

      南京193712陷落

      Nanjing fell into enemy hands in December 1937.

Chinese words with pinyin xian luo