to sink, to submerge, to be heavy
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HSK Vocabulary: 沉
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 沉 is used in context
1
tā他
zuò坐
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
chén沉
sī思
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
。
He sat by the window meditating for a long time
2
shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
zá杂
zhì质
màn慢
màn慢
chén沉
diàn淀
xià下
lái来
。
The impurities in the water slowly precipitate
3
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
ràng让
tā他
de的
xīn心
qíng情
hěn很
chén沉
zhòng重
。
This news made his mood very heavy
4
tā他
chén沉
mò默
bù不
shuō说
huà话
。
He is silent and doesn't speak.
5
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zài在
chén沉
mò默
dì地
kàn看
shū书
。
The classroom is very quiet, everyone is reading in silence.
6
miàn面
duì对
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
chén沉
mò默
，
méi没
yǒu有
fā发
biǎo表
rèn任
hé何
yì意
jiàn见
。
Faced with this issue, he chose to remain silent and didn't express any opinion.
7
tā他
zuò坐
zài在
yǐ椅
zi子
shàng上
chén沉
sī思
。
He sat on the chair and pondered.
8
tā她
kàn看
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
，
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
chén沉
sī思
。
She looked out the window and fell into deep thought.
9
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
ràng让
tā他
chén沉
sī思
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
dá答
àn案
。
This problem made him ponder for a long time, and he finally found the answer.
10
shuǐ水
lǐ里
de的
shā沙
zi子
chén沉
diàn淀
le了
。
The sand in the water has settled.
Information
Traditional沈
Radical氵
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1318
Zhuyinㄔㄣˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+6C89
CangjieEBHN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality