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深沉 (shēn chén): Dark (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

深沉 consists of 2 characters.

深
shēn
dark [colour]; deep
沉
chén
to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

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Pinyinshēn chén
Meaningdark; deep
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
SyntaxAdjective
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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 深沉.

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  • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
  • 表彰biǎo zhāngcommend; cite
  • 报酬bào choureward; remuneration; pay
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
  • 报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
  • 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒulike something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
  • 表决biǎo juédecide by vote
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 深沉.

Words with 深
  • 加深jiā shēnHSK 5
  • 深入shēn rùHSK 5
  • 深刻shēn kèHSK 5
  • 深厚shēn hòuHSK 5
  • 深度shēn dùHSK 5
  • 深远shēn yuǎnHSK 5
深夜
shēn yè
HSK 6
  • 深奥shēn àoHSK 6
    • Words with 沉
    • 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
    • 沉浸chén jìnHSK 7-9
    • 沉睡chén shuìHSK 7-9
    3.

    How to Use 深沉 in Sentences

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

    Verb + Complementwith睡
    shuì睡
    de得
    hěn很
    shēn深
    chén沉
    neutralSpoken
    sleep deeply
    Subject + Predicate
    xìng性
    gé格
    shēn深
    chén沉
    neutral
    deep personality
    Adjective + Nounwith爱
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    ài爱
    4.

    Example Sentences with 深沉

    tā他
    de的
    shēng声
    yīn音
    hěn很
    shēn深
    chén沉
    yè夜
    sè色
    shēn深
    chén沉
    neutral
    deep night
    neutral
    deep love
    。
    His voice is very deep.
    yè夜
    wǎn晚
    de的
    tiān天
    kōng空
    shì是
    yī一
    zhǒng种
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    lán蓝
    sè色
    。
    The night sky is a deep, dark blue.
    tā他
    wàng望
    xiàng向
    chuāng窗
    wài外
    ，
    yǎn眼
    shén神
    zhōng中
    liú流
    lù露
    chū出
    yì一
    zhǒng种
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    yōu忧
    yù郁
    。
    He looked out the window, his eyes revealing a deep melancholy.
    zhè这
    piān篇
    lùn论
    wén文
    duì对
    lì历
    shǐ史
    bēi悲
    jù剧
    jìn进
    xíng行
    le了
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    zhé哲
    xué学
    fǎn反
    sī思
    。
    This thesis offers a profound philosophical reflection on historical tragedies.
    zhè这
    bù部
    diàn电
    yǐng影
    biǎo表
    dá达
    le了
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    ài爱
    。
    This movie expresses profound love.
    nǐ你
    shì是
    fǒu否
    yě也
    céng曾
    gǎn感
    shòu受
    guò过
    nà那
    zhǒng种
    shēn深
    chén沉
    ér而
    wú无
    yán言
    de的
    gū孤
    dú独
    ？
    Have you ever experienced that deep and wordless loneliness?
    tā他
    de的
    yōu幽
    mò默
    gǎn感
    bìng并
    bù不
    shēn深
    chén沉
    ，
    fǎn反
    ér而
    xiǎn显
    de得
    qīng轻
    sōng松
    ér而
    zhí直
    jiē接
    。
    His sense of humor is not deep; instead, it appears light and direct.
    tā他
    xìng性
    gé格
    shēn深
    chén沉
    ，
    hěn很
    shǎo少
    biǎo表
    lù露
    zhēn真
    shí实
    xiǎng想
    fǎ法
    。
    He has a reserved personality and rarely reveals his true thoughts.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    wài外
    biǎo表
    píng平
    jìng静
    ，
    nèi内
    xīn心
    què却
    huái怀
    zhe着
    duì对
    gù故
    xiāng乡
    shēn深
    chén沉
    de的
    juàn眷
    liàn恋
    。
    Although he appears calm on the surface, he harbors a deep nostalgia for his hometown in his heart.