Chinese Word: 沉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沉Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 浮

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Ideographic:An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵

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Similar Characters: 氿

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

Pinyin: chēn

English Definition:see 黑沉沉

Example Words:

pitch-black

1		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.
2		tā 他 de 的 xīn qíng 心情 yuè lái yuè 越来越 chén zhòng 沉重。 His mood is getting more and more heavy-hearted.
3		zhè 这 běn 本 shū xiě 书写 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 chén mèn 沉闷。 This book is written in a very heavy style.
4		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 dǎ pò 打破 zhè ge 这个 chén mò 沉默。 We need to break this silence.
5		dōng jì 冬季 de 的 tiān kōng 天空 zǒng shì 总是 yīn chén chén 阴沉沉 de 的。 The sky in winter is always gloomy.

1		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.
2		tā 他 de 的 xīn qíng 心情 yuè lái yuè 越来越 chén zhòng 沉重。 His mood is getting more and more heavy-hearted.
3		zhè 这 běn 本 shū xiě 书写 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 chén mèn 沉闷。 This book is written in a very heavy style.
4		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 dǎ pò 打破 zhè ge 这个 chén mò 沉默。 We need to break this silence.
5		dōng jì 冬季 de 的 tiān kōng 天空 zǒng shì 总是 yīn chén chén 阴沉沉 de 的。 The sky in winter is always gloomy.