沦陷

Traditional form:

淪陷

Pinyin (reading):

lúnxiàn

Definitions:

• to fall into enemy hands
• to be occupied
• to degenerate
• to submerge

Characters:

• 沦 - sunk, submerged; to perish, to be lost
• 陷 - to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

Traditional characters:

• 淪 - sunk, submerged; to perish, to be lost
• 陷 - to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall