lúnxiàn

沦陷

Word · VerbTraditional淪陷

fall into enemy hands; be submerged

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied

formal

Refers to land or territory being captured by an enemy force, often with a connotation of national humiliation or disaster.

19371
nián9
Nán3
jīng7
lún年
 ，
xiàn南
le京
 沦
 陷
 了
 。

In 1937, Nanjing fell into enemy hands.

Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
 ，
dà大
piàn片
guó国
tǔ土
lún沦
xiàn陷
 。

During the war, vast areas of the national territory were occupied.

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Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
lún沦
xiàn陷
hòu后
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
shēng生
huó活
zài在
shuǐ水
shēn深
huǒ火
rè热
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

After this city fell, the common people lived in dire straits.

2.

verb

to be submerged; to be inundated

literary

A literary usage, often describing land being covered by water. Less common in modern spoken language.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
 ，
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lún沦
xiàn陷
zài在
yī一
piàn片
wāng汪
yáng洋
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

After the flood, the entire village was submerged in a vast expanse of water.

Gǔ古
chéng城
de的
yí遗
zhǐ址
yǐ已
lún沦
xiàn陷
yú于
ní泥
shā沙
zhī之
xià下
 。

The ruins of the ancient city have been submerged under silt and sand.