坑

kēng
Dictionary entry
pit; hollow; depression

What does 坑 mean?

坑 (kēng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1pit; hollow; depression
2(mining) pit; shaft; tunnel
3(literary) to bury alive
4(coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over
5variant of 坑[keng1]

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坑
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