坑坑洼洼 (坑坑窪窪)
kēng keng wā wā
Pinyin
Definition
坑坑洼洼 (坑坑窪窪)
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- bumpy
- full of potholes
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
一个萝卜一个坑
- 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
- 2 fig. each person has his own position
- 3 each to his own
- 4 horses for courses
- 5 every kettle has its lid
满坑满谷
- 1 (idiom) all over the place
- 2 in every nook and cranny
- 3 packed to the rafters
跳出火坑
- 1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
- 2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
- 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
避坑落井
- 1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 2 out of the frying pan into the fire
Sample Sentences
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。
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.