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沉陷

chén xiàn

2-character word

What 沉陷 means

1. to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside
2. (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

The characters in 沉陷

• 沉chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 陷xiànpitfall; trap; to get stuck

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