坑 (kēng): Pit — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9

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Readings & Meanings

坑has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

kēngkeng

n. (名)

pitHSK6

n./v. (名、动)

pitHSK 3.0 L7-9

Stroke Order Diagrams 坑

Character Breakdown

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坑=土earth+亢high, haughty

A hole or pit (土) that is hollow and deep, like a sunken place (亢) — a pit or ditch.

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Related Words: 坑

Common words and phrases that contain 坑.

坑坑洼洼

kēng keng wā wā

full of bumps and hollows; uneven

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 坑 is used in context

Xiǎo小

xīn心

，

qián前

miàn面

lù路

shàng上

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Be careful, there's a pit in the road ahead.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

wā挖

kēng坑

zhòng种

shù树

。

Workers are digging holes in the garden to plant trees

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

jiā家

jīng经

cháng常

kēng坑

rén人

，

bú不

yào要

xiāng相

xìn信

tā他

。

This merchant often cheats people, don't trust him

yǔ雨

hòu后

lù路

shang上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

shuǐ水

kēng坑

。

There are many puddles on the road after the rain

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