坠入 (zhuì rù) — to fall into, to drop into (literal or figurative)
Definition
Literally 'fall/drop into', but usually used figuratively for sinking into a state — love, despair, sleep, dreams. More literary than 落入 (narrower, 'fall into a trap/battle'), which focuses on physical or negative situations.
verb
to fall intoto drop into (literal or figurative)
Examples
- 坠入。Tā bù xiǎo xīn zhuì rù le hé lǐ.He accidentally fell into the river.
- 坠入。Tā men zhuì rù le ài hé.They fell in love.
- 坠入。Tā zhuì rù le jué wàng de shēn yuān.He fell into the abyss of despair.
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