Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

坑

kēng

In Mandarin Chinese, 坑 (kēng) means “pit; hole; (fig.) to scam”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. pit
  2. hole
  3. (fig.) to scam

Stroke order

Examples

  • 路中间有一个很深的坑。
    Lù zhōngjiān yǒu yí gè hěn shēn de kēng.
    There is a very deep pit in the middle of the road.

Characters

坑
kēng
pit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel