Definition
陷落 can mean either a physical collapse or sinking (of land, a building floor), or the capture of a city or territory by enemy forces. It is also used figuratively to describe falling into a difficult or dangerous situation. The primary sense depends on the subject — a city typically 'falls', while ground 'subsides'.
v.
(of a city, territory) to fall into enemy handsto be captured(of ground, a structure) to subsideto cave into sink(figurative) to fall into (a predicament, a bad state)
Examples
- 陷落。Zhè zuò chéngshì zài zhànzhēng zhōng xiàn luò le.This city fell in the war.
- 陷落，。Dìmiàn tūrán xiàn luò, xíngchéng le yí gè dà kēng.The ground suddenly caved in, forming a large pit.
- 陷落。Tā yīn dǔbó ér xiàn luò le zhàiwù de shēnyuān.He fell into an abyss of debt because of gambling.
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