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沉

chén

sink, submerge; addicted to

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
水
HSK
4
Tone
2

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Example sentences

  • 它沉了。

    Tā chén le

    It sank.

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  • 这床很沉。

    Zhè chuáng hěn chén

    This bed is heavy.

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  • 我一整天都觉得很消沉。

    Wǒ yī zhěng tiān dōu jué de hěn xiāo chén

    I was feeling blue all day.

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  • 我们保持了沉默。

    Wǒ men bǎo chí le chén mò

    We kept quiet.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 沉

  • 沉默chén mò 2–4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
  • 沉chén 2to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
  • 沉重chén zhòng 2–4 heavy; hard; serious; critical
  • 沉思chén sī 2–1 to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
  • 深沉shēn chén 1–2 deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched
  • 沉着chén zhuó 2–2 steady; calm and collected; not nervous
  • 沉闷chén mèn 2–4 oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
  • 沉淀chén diàn 2–4 to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation
  • 沉浸chén jìn 2–4 to soak; to permeate; to immerse
  • 沉迷chén mí 2–2 to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
  • 消沉xiāo chén 1–2 depressed; bad mood; low spirit
  • 沉稳chén wěn 2–3 steady; calm; unflustered