• Pinyin: chén
  English Definition: to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
  Chinese Definition:
  ①没入水中，与“浮”相对：沉没。沉渣。沉浮(喻盛衰消长)。石沉大海。沉鱼落雁。静影沉璧。
  ②落下，陷入：沉陷。
  ③重量大：沉重。
  ④慎重，不轻浮：沉着。沉毅。
  ⑤深切长久，程度深：沉思。沉滞。沉吟。沉默。
  ⑥重浮轻。
  Example Words:

  沉重	chén zhòng	heavy; hard; serious; critical	HSK 6
  沉默	chén mò	taciturn; uncommunicative; silent	HSK 5
  沉思	chén sī	to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation	HSK 6
  深沉	shēn chén	deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched	HSK 6
  沉浸	chén jìn	to soak; to permeate; to immerse

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• Pinyin: chēn
  English Definition: see 黑沉沉
  Example Words:

  黑沉沉

  hēi chēn chēn

  pitch-black

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