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沉睡

沉睡 (chén shuì): Sleep (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

沉睡 consists of 2 characters.

to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

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Pinyinchén shuì

MeaningSleep

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word沉睡

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沉睡.

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沉默chén mòHSK 5
沉思chén sīHSK 6
沉淀chén diànHSK 6
沉着chén zhuóHSK 6
沉重chén zhòngHSK 6
沉闷chén mènHSK 6
深沉shēn chénHSK 6
沉浸chén jìnHSK 7-9

Words with 睡

睡觉shuì jiàoHSK 1
睡眠shuì miánHSK 5
睡袋shuì dàiHSK 7-9
酣睡hān shuìHSK 7-9
午睡wǔ shuì
睡着shuì zháo

3.

How to Use 沉睡 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沉睡 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith长久

cháng长

jiǔ久

chén沉

shuì睡

neutral

long-term slumber

Adjective + Nounwith巨人

chén沉

shuì睡

de的

jù巨

rén人

Verb + Objectwith陷入

xiàn陷

rù入

chén沉

shuì睡

Verb + Complementwith不醒

chén沉

shuì睡

bù不

xǐng醒

4.

Example Sentences with 沉睡

bǎo宝

bǎo宝

zài在

shuì睡

jiào觉

，

tā他

neutral

sleeping giant

neutral

fall into a deep sleep

neutral

sleep soundly without waking

zhèng

正

zài在

chén沉

shuì睡

。

The baby is sleeping, he is in a deep sleep.

yīng婴

ér儿

zài在

yáo摇

lán篮

lǐ里

ān安

jìng静

de地

chén沉

shuì睡

zhe着

。

The baby is sleeping peacefully in the cradle.

qīng清

chén晨

de的

chéng城

shì市

shàng尚

wèi未

sū苏

xǐng醒

，

yī依

jiù旧

zài在

bó薄

wù雾

zhōng中

chén沉

shuì睡

。

The city in the early morning has not yet awakened, still sleeping in the mist.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

chá察

jué觉

dào到

，

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

de的

jī激

qíng情

zhèng正

zài在

chén沉

shuì睡

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that the passion within him is lying dormant?

dōng冬

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

xǔ许

duō多

dòng动

wù物

dōu都

kāi开

shǐ始

chén沉

shuì睡

。

Winter has come, many animals begin to hibernate.

bié别

chǎo吵

xǐng醒

tā他

，

tā他

zuó昨

wǎn晚

áo熬

yè夜

，

xiàn现

zài在

xū需

yào要

chén沉

shuì睡

jǐ几

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

Don't wake him up; he stayed up late last night and now needs to sleep soundly for a few hours.

zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

bìng并

wèi未

chén沉

shuì睡

，

ér而

shì是

zài在

mò默

mò默

yùn孕

yù育

zhe着

xīn新

de的

shēng生

jī机

。

This land is not dormant; it is quietly nurturing new vitality.

zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

chuán传

shuō说

zài在

lì历

shǐ史

zhōng中

chén沉

shuì睡

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

zhí直

dào到

zuì最

jìn近

cái才

bèi被

chóng重

xīn新

fā发

xiàn现

。

This ancient legend lay dormant in history for a long time, until it was rediscovered recently.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wài外

jiè界

xuān喧

áo嚣

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

néng能

ràng让

zì自

jǐ己

xùn迅

sù速

jìn进

rù入

chén沉

shuì睡

zhuàng状

tài态

。

Despite the external noise, he can still quickly fall into a deep sleep.