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沉 chén

to sink, to submerge; profound, deep

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
氵
Type
Ideograph
Made of 氵冗 ⿰氵冗

Memory hint: An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵

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Example sentences with 沉

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  1. 他一直保持沉默。
    Tā yìzhí bǎochí chénmò.
    He kept silent the whole time.
    he always keep silence
  2. 你为什么突然沉思起来？
    Nǐ wèishénme tūrán chénsī qǐlai?
    Why did you suddenly start pondering?
    you why suddenly ponder up (question)
  3. 房间太沉闷了，开窗透透气吧。
    Fángjiān tài chénmèn le, kāi chuāng tòu tòu qì ba.
    The room is too stuffy, open the window to get some air.
    room too stuffy (particle) open window through-through air (particle)
  4. 他没有回答，只是沉默着。
    Tā méiyǒu huídá, zhǐshì chénmò zhe.
    He didn't answer, he just stayed silent.
    he not answer just silent (particle)
  5. 晚上，他一个人坐在窗边沉思。
    Wǎnshang, tā yí ge rén zuò zài chuāng biān chénsī.
    In the evening, he sat alone by the window, deep in thought.
    evening he one (measure) person sit at window side ponder

Words with 沉 (9)