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What does 陷阱 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

陷阱 xiànjǐng

trap; pitfall

Its characters

  1. 陷 xiàn to fall (into enemy hands)
  2. 阱 jǐng pit

In a sentence

这道题里有个陷阱,要小心。 There's a trap in this question, so be careful.

一七年,斯里兰卡把汉班托塔港租给一家中国企业,租期九十九年,这件事常被当作“债务陷阱”的例子。

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