坑
kēng
Pinyin

Definition

坑
 - 
kēng
  1. hole
  2. pit
  3. tunnel
  4. to defraud
坑 (阬)
 - 
kēng
  1. variant of 坑[kēng]
  2. pit
  3. hole

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坑
kēng
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 pit
  3. 3 tunnel
  4. 4 to defraud
凹坑
āo kēng
  1. 1 concave depression
  2. 2 crater
坑人
kēng rén
  1. 1 to cheat sb
坑口
Kēng kǒu
  1. 1 Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)
坑坑洼洼
kēng keng wā wā
  1. 1 bumpy
  2. 2 full of potholes

Idioms (5)

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
满坑满谷
mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) all over the place
  2. 2 in every nook and cranny
  3. 3 packed to the rafters
跳出火坑
tiào chū huǒ kēng
  1. 1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
  2. 2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
  1. 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
  1. 1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
  2. 2 out of the frying pan into the fire

Sample Sentences

虽然水星表面的温度很高，但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳，所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
suīrán Shuǐxīng biǎomiàn de wēndù hěn gāo ，dànshì běijí de yīxiē yǔnshíkēng lǐ chángnián jiàn bùdào tàiyang ，suǒyǐ wēndù dōu dīyú Shèshì língxià dù 。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
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旅游购物是有可能遇上一些黑心老板，一种商品有两种价格：中国价，和外国价。不过你长得那么好看，他们不会坑你的！
lǚyóu gòuwù shì yǒu kěnéng yùshàng yīxiē hēixīn lǎobǎn ，yīzhǒng shāngpǐn yǒu liǎng zhǒng jiàgé ：Zhōngguó jià ，hé wàiguó jià 。bùguò nǐ zhǎng de nàme hǎokàn ，tāmen bùhuì kēng nǐ de ！
It is possible to run into some shady shop owners when you are shopping at tourist destinations. You'll get two prices: The Chinese price and the foreign price. Saying that, with your looks, they won't rip you off.
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你怎么能这么淡定呢，你不担心你家那位金屋藏娇啊？我们的婚姻法已经那么坑爹了，不给点舆论压力，岂不是更助长了出轨男人的气焰？
nǐ zěnme néng zhème dàndìng ne ，nǐ bù dānxīn nǐ jiā nà wèi jīnwūcángjiāo ā ？wǒmen de hūnyīn fǎ yǐjīng nàme kēngdiē le ，bù gěi diǎnr yúlùn yālì ，qǐbùshì gèng zhùcháng le chūguǐ nánrén de qìyàn ？
How can you be so calm? Aren't you worried about your husband taking a mistress? Our marriage law is already such a joke, so if there is no pressure from public opinion, wouldn't that just be more wind in the sails of cheating men?
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我说你这人是不是脑子有坑啊？没完没了地往我家里打电话，你到底要干什么呀，你再这样我要报警了。
wǒ shuō nǐ zhè rén shì bùshì nǎozi yǒu kēng ā ？méiwánméiliǎo de wǎng wǒ jiālǐ dǎ diànhuà ，nǐ dàodǐ yào gàn shénme ya ，nǐ zài zhèyàng wǒ yào bàojǐng le 。
Have you got a screw loose or something? Just endlessly calling my home phone. What are you doing? If you keep on like this I'm going to call the police.
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茅坑
máokēng
latrine
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你觉得有意思？这种漫画英雄电影我觉得最坑爹了。人物相似，故事雷同，复制粘贴一下，可以一直拍下去。
nǐ juéde yǒu yìsi ？zhèzhǒng mànhuà yīngxióng diànyǐng wǒ juéde zuì kēngdiē le 。rénwù xiāngsì ，gùshi léitóng ，fùzhì niāntiē yīxià ，kěyǐ yīzhí pāi xiàqu 。
Do you think it'll be interesting? I think these comic book hero movies are the biggest rip-offs. The characters are similar and the stories are the same. They're just copy and pasting them so they can make them forever.
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发展中小城市啊。你以为8亿农民都来上海啊？你看现在农村真的大变样了，跟附近的城市都连成一体了。去年我们回老家，我都不认识你们村进村的那条小路了。我第一次去的时候那条路坑坑洼洼的，现在，哇，八车道，多宽敞，多气派，比城市还城市。
fāzhǎn zhōng xiǎochéngshì a 。nǐ yǐwéi bā yì nóngmín dōu lái Shànghǎi a ？nǐ kàn xiànzài nóngcūn zhēnde dàbiànyàng le ，gēn fùjìn de chéngshì dōu lián chéng yī tǐ le 。qùnián wǒmen huí lǎojiā ，wǒ dōu bù rènshi nǐmen cūn jìn cūn de nà tiáo xiǎolù le 。wǒ dì yī cì qù de shíhou nà tiáo lù kēngkēngwāwā de ，xiànzài ，wa ，bā chēdào ，duō kuānchǎng ，duō qìpài ，bǐ chéngshì hái chéngshì 。
The smaller cities are under development. Do you think 800 million people are all coming to Shanghai? You can see that the countryside has really changed quite a lot. Nearby cities have all been connected together. Last year when we went home, I didn't recognize the road that leads to your village. The first time I went there, that road was full of potholes. Now - whoa! - it's eight lanes, wide and grand. It's just like what you'd find in the city.
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嗯，只要距离近点，味道不要太坑爹就行了。哎，这个什么“东北人家“打分挺高的。
ng4 ，zhǐyào jùlí jìn diǎn ，wèidao bù yào tài kēngdiē jiù xíng le 。āi ，zhè gè shénme “Dōngběi rénjiā “dǎfēn tǐng gāo de 。
Yeah, as long as it's close to us and the taste isn't awful that's okay. Hey, this place “Dongbei Family” has a high rating.
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坑
kēng
To cheat.
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坑"就是骗人。
kēng "jiùshì piànrén 。
"Keng" means to cheat someone.
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