坑
pit; tunnel; bury alive; swindle; harm
Meanings
5 senses · 17 examplesnoun
pit; hollow; sunken spot
informalOften used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in spoken Chinese
There are many muddy pits on the road after the rain.
The bullet left a crater in the snowfield.
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Please dig a pit in the flower pot to plant the sapling.
Every position is important; there's a place for everything.
There's a small dent on this old sofa that ruins its appearance.
noun
tunnel; mine shaft
formalRefers to underground passages or mining tunnels
Miners go down the mine tunnel to work every day.
The archaeological team found ancient tunnel ruins.
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This mine shaft has been converted into a small hydropower station.
The exploration team found the hidden tunnel in the mountain.
verb
to bury alive; to entomb
archaicA historical term for executing people by burying them alive
Qin Shi Huang once burned books and buried Confucian scholars alive.
verb
to swindle; to cheat; to harm
informalCommonly used in spoken Chinese to describe being tricked or harmed by others
Unscrupulous merchants always love to swindle consumers.
I was cheated by my friend and bought a fake product.
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Investing in this project harmed many people.
He always uses false advertisements to cheat elderly people.
She was scammed out of all her savings by online fraudsters.
noun
Keng (surname)
A rare Chinese family name
Teacher Keng taught us a Chinese language class today.
I know a friend whose surname is Keng.