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  • 1

    v.keep down; lower; sink; become submerged; go under water; descend; fall; subside

    • jūn duì jī chén le dí jiàn

      军队敌舰

      The army sank the enemy's ship.

    • huò chuán yīn zhuàng dào le bīng shān chén xià qu le

      货船冰山下去

      The freighter hit an iceberg and sank.

    • xǔ duō hǎi yáng lā jī chén dào le hǎi dǐ

      许多海洋垃圾海底

      A lot of Marine rubbish sinks to the bottom of the sea.

  • 2

    adj.heavy (in weight); weighty

    • zhè ge xiāng zi hěn chén

      这个箱子

      This box is very heavy.

    • hái zi tài chén le bà ba dōu bào bù dòng le

      孩子爸爸

      The baby is too heavy for his father to carry.

    • zhè dài dà mǐ hěn chén yī gè rén ná bù dòng

      大米

      This bag of rice is too heavy to be carried by one person.

  • 3

    adj.feel heavy or uncomfortable; feel unwell

    • lǎo rén liǎng tuǐ fā chén zhàn bù qǐ lai

      老人起来

      The old man's legs felt so heavy that he could not stand up.

    • wǒ de gē bo hěn chén tái bù qǐ lai le

      胳膊起来

      My arms are so heavy that I can't lift them.

    • tā gǎn mào le tóu chén de tái bù qǐ lai

      感冒起来

      He had a cold and couldn't lift his head.

  • 4

    adj.fml(of degree) deep; profound

    • hái zi zài mā ma de huái li shuì de hěn chén

      孩子妈妈怀

      The child slept soundly in its mother's arms.

    • bù wán chéng gōng zuò wǒ shuì bù chén

      完成工作

      I can't sleep well until I finish my work.

    • lèi le yī tiān tā chén chén de shuì zháo le

      睡着

      After a hard day's work, he fell into a deep sleep.

Words and phrases with 沉

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Chinese Characters with pinyin chén

  • lay out; state
  • an official under a feudal ruler; your servant
  • dust; this world
  • morning
  • fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches, used for calculating time; celestial bodies