← Back to Dictionary

chén

Loading...
Radical
Strokes7
HSK 5
Trad.
Definitions
expr
  • variant of 沉[chen2]
v
  • to submerge
  • to immerse
  • to sink
  • to keep down
  • to lower
  • to drop
adj
  • deep
  • profound
  • heavy
Examples

石沉大海丨比喻用法星沉月落,旭日东升。

Shí chén dà hǎi | bǐyù yòngfǎ xīng chén yuè luò, xùrì dōng shēng.

Like a stone sinking into the sea | Figurative usage: stars sink and moon sets, the rising sun ascends in the east.

地基下沉。

Dìjī xiàchén.

The foundation is sinking.

沉下心来

Chén xià xīn lái.

Calm down and focus.

Strokes: 7HSK 5Frequency #276Verified
沉 (chén) — variant of 沉[chen2] - ISCBJ Dictionary