chén

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Definitions

  1. 1. to submerge
  2. 2. to immerse
  3. 3. to sink
  4. 4. to keep down
  5. 5. to lower
  6. 6. to drop
  7. 7. deep
  8. 8. profound
  9. 9. heavy

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Words Containing 沉

沉思
chén sī

to contemplate

沉闷
chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

沉浸
chén jìn

to soak

沉淀
chén diàn

to settle

沉甸甸
chén diàn diàn

heavy

沉稳
chén wěn

steady

沉着
chén zhuó

steady

沉迷
chén mí

to be engrossed

沉重
chén zhòng

heavy

沉默
chén mò

taciturn

消沉
xiāo chén

depressed

深沉
shēn chén

deep

下沉
xià chén

to sink down

下沉市场
xià chén shì chǎng

the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities

低沉
dī chén

overcast

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán

A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

折戟沉沙
zhé jǐ chén shā

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)

击沉
jī chén

to attack and sink (a ship)

故作深沉
gù zuò shēn chén

to play the profound thinker

昏昏沉沉
hūn hūn chén chén

dizzy

昏沉
hūn chén

murky

有沉有浮
yǒu chén yǒu fú

to have one's ups and downs

死气沉沉
sǐ qì chén chén

dead atmosphere

沉不住气
chén bù zhù qì

to lose one's cool

沉井
chén jǐng

open caisson

沉住气
chén zhù qì

to keep cool; to stay calm

沉凝
chén níng

stagnant

沉吟
chén yín

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

沉寂
chén jì

silence

沉得住气
chén de zhù qì

to stay calm

沉沉
chén chén

deeply

沉没
chén mò

to sink

沉没成本
chén mò chéng běn

sunk cost (economics)

沉浮
chén fú

lit. sinking and floating

沉沦
chén lún

to sink into (vice, depravity etc)

沉湎
chén miǎn

deeply immersed

沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women

沉溺
chén nì

to indulge in

沉潜
chén qián

to lurk under water

沉潭
chén tán

to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

沉淀物
chén diàn wù

precipitate

沉痛
chén tòng

grief

沉痼
chén gù

chronic illness

沉疴
chén kē

grave disease

沉睡
chén shuì

to be fast asleep

沉积
chén jī

sediment

沉积作用
chén jī zuò yòng

sedimentation (geology)

沉积岩
chén jī yán

sedimentary rock (geology)

沉积带
chén jī dài

sedimentary belt (geology)

沉积物
chén jī wù

sediment

沉箱
chén xiāng

caisson

沉缓
chén huǎn

unhurried

沉船
chén chuán

shipwreck

沉船事故
chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck

沉落
chén luò

to sink

沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

沉邃
chén suì

deep and profound

沉醉
chén zuì

to become intoxicated

沉重打击
chén zhòng dǎ jī

to hit hard

沉降
chén jiàng

to subside

沉陷
chén xiàn

to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside

沉雷
chén léi

deep growling thunder

沉静
chén jìng

peaceful

沉静寡言
chén jìng guǎ yán

see 沉默寡言[chén mò guǎ yán]

沉香
chén xiāng

Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)

沉郁
chén yù

melancholy; gloomy

沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn

lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

沉默寡言
chén mò guǎ yán

habitually silent (idiom)

浮沉
fú chén

ups and downs (of life etc)

海相沉积物
hǎi xiāng chén jī wù

oceanic sediment (geology)

浸沉
jìn chén

to soak

石末沉着病
shí mò chén zhuó bìng

silicosis (occupational disease of miners)

石沉大海
shí chén dà hǎi

lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)

破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat

碎屑沉积物
suì xiè chén jī wù

clastic sediment

红细胞沉降率
hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

翻沉
fān chén

to capsize and sink

自沉
zì chén

to scuttle (a ship)

血沉
xuè chén

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

血色素沉积症
xuè sè sù chén jī zhèng

hemochromatosis

西沉
xī chén

(of the sun) to set

凿沉
záo chén

to scuttle (a ship)

阴沉
yīn chén

gloomy

阴沉沉
yīn chén chén

dark (weather, mood)

雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén

without news from sb (idiom)

鱼沉雁杳
yú chén yàn yǎo

lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive

黑沉沉
hēi chén chén

pitch-black