- 基坑 jīkēng foundation pitan open excavation or trench made in the ground for a building's foundation
- 沙坑 shākēng bunkera sand-filled hazard on a golf course, also known as a sand trap
- 坑人 kēngrén cheatto cheat or deceive someone
- 火坑 huǒkēng fire pita pit filled with fire or burning coals
- 挖坑 wākēng digto dig a hole in the ground
- 坑害 kēnghài entrapto trap, frame, or cause someone to suffer harm through deceitful or malicious means
- 水坑 shuǐkēng puddlea small pool of water on the ground, typically after rain
- 粪坑 fènkēng latrineA pit or hole used for the collection of human waste; a cesspit.
- 坑道 kēngdào mine shafthorizontal or vertical passage used for mining purposes
- 坑坑洼洼 kēngkengwāwā bumpyfull of pits and hollows; bumpy
- 坑口 Kēngkǒu Hang HauHang Hau (area in Hong Kong)
- 矿坑 kuàngkēng minean excavation area or pit in the earth from which minerals are extracted
- 坑洼 kēngwā hollowa hole, depression, or low-lying area in a surface
- 泥坑 níkēng mud pita pit or hole filled with mud
- 坑蒙拐骗 kēngmēngguǎipiàn swindling(idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive
- 茅坑 máokēng latrineA pit in the ground used as a toilet, typically found in rural or traditional settings.
- 弹坑 dànkēng craterbomb crater; shell crater; mine crater
- 陨石坑 yǔnshíkēng impact cratermeteorite impact crater
- 坑木 kēngmù pit prop
- 坑洞 kēngdòng holea hole, pit, or pothole in a surface such as the ground or a road
- 焚书坑儒 fénshūkēngrú literary purgeto burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor [[秦始皇|秦始皇|Qin2 Shi3 huang2]])
- 俑坑 yǒngkēng burial pitan archaeological pit containing funerary figures or terracotta warriors
- 坑骗 kēngpiàn swindleto deceive or cheat someone, typically for financial or personal gain
- 陷坑 xiànkēng pitfalla pit or hole in the ground, specifically one designed as a trap for catching animals or people
- 一个萝卜一个坑 yīgèluóboyīgèkēng staffingeach person has their own specific position or job with no redundancy; one-to-one allocation of personnel to tasks
- 凹坑 āokēng cratera bowl-shaped cavity, typically one caused by an impact or explosion
- 占着茅坑不拉屎 zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ dog in mangerTo occupy a position or resource without fulfilling its duties or making use of it, thereby preventing others from doing so.
- 满坑满谷 mǎnkēngmǎngǔ everywhereexisting or scattered in every possible location; in every nook and cranny
- 撞击坑 zhuàngjīkēng impact crater
- 墓坑 mùkēng burial pita pit dug for a tomb or burial
- 渗坑 shènkēng seepage pita pit into which sewage or liquid waste is discharged to seep into the ground
- 坑井 kēngjǐng mine workings(mine) galleries and pits
- 无底坑 wúdǐkēng bottomless pitthe bottomless pit in the Bible, representing Hell or the abyss
- 古坑乡 Gǔkēngxiāng Gukeng townshipGukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin County, Taiwan
- 深坑乡 Shēnkēngxiāng Shenkeng townshipShenkeng township in New Taipei City, Taiwan
- 散兵坑 sǎnbīngkēng foxholefoxhole (military)
- 深坑 shēnkēng deep pita deep hole or excavation in the ground.
- 天坑 tiānkēng sinkhole
- 大坑 Dàkēng Dakengseveral places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung
- 墓坑夯土层 mùkēnghāngtǔcéng rammed earth layerlayer filled with rammed earth in a tomb pit (archeology)
- 炮弹坑 pàodànkēng shell cratershell crater; shell hole
- 坑蒙 kēngmēng swindleto swindle
- 坑爹 kēngdiē disappointing(vulgar slang) misleading, frustrating, or a total letdown
- 坑杀 kēngshā bury aliveto execute by burying alive, especially in mass numbers in a historical context
- 坑坎 kēngkǎn depressiona pit, hollow, or depression in the ground or terrain
- 茅坑里点灯 máokēnglǐdiǎndēng court death(slang) (fig.) to court death; a pun derived from [[找死|找死|zhao3 si3]] (seeking death) being homophonous with [[照|照|zhao4]][[屎|屎|shi3]] (shining a light on excrement)
- 跳出火坑 tiàochūhuǒkēng escapeTo free oneself from a life of torture, misery, or a situation likened to a living hell.
- 跳出釜底进火坑 tiàochūfǔdǐjìnhuǒkēng worse situationout of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
- 蹲坑 dūnkēng defecateto use a squat toilet or vacate one's bowels
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH