沉

The character "沉" has 7 strokes. "沉" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "沉" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "沉" are "chén" . View the stroke order of "沉">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "沉"

adj.: deep; (of degree) deep; profound; (of colour) dark; glum; gloomy; low-spirited; depressed; dismayed; heavy (in weight); weighty; (feeling) heavy

v.: sink; become submerged; go under water; descend; fall; subside; cause to sink; keep down; lower; lapse/sink into a certain condition

• deep : adj.深的；剧烈的；极度的；深沉的；深色的；深刻的；幽深的；深奥的；深陷的；纵深的
• profound : adj.巨大的；深刻的；深邃的；渊博的；见解深刻的；深长的；深度的；极度的；根深蒂固的
• glum : adj.沮丧的；郁闷的
• gloomy : adj.黑暗的；光线不好的；感到悲伤（或悲观）的；使悲伤的
• depressed : adj.沮丧的；消沉的；患抑郁症的；萧条的；衰退的；凹陷的；被压下的；被按下的；下陷的
• dismayed : vt.使惊愕；使诧异；（dismay的过去式）
• weighty : adj.沉重的；重的；十分重要的；极其严肃的；具有重要影响的
• sink : v.下沉；沉没；下降；下落；下陷；逐渐下降；下跌；插入；嵌进；将（金钱；精力）投入；投资
• descend : v.下降；落下；突袭；是…的后裔；堕落到；突然造访；下；下斜；下倾；依次递降
• fall : v.落下；掉落；跌落；跌倒；摔倒；减少；下降；减弱；沦陷；被攻陷；进入 某种状态；变成；成为；被归类；被排列
• subside : v.减弱；减退；退；陷入沉默；禁不住显露；下沉；下陷；消退；坐下；跪下
• keep down : 趴下；卧倒
• lower : adj.较低的；下游的；下级的；下方的；在底部的；（lower的比较级）；南部的

Form words with "沉"

眼皮沉 one's eyelids are heavy

沉陷坑 settlement crater

一直沉到底 sink straight to the bottom

Example phrases using "沉"

• 这个箱子比那个沉。

  This box is heavier than that one.

• 小漏能沉大船。

  A small leak will sink a big boat.

• 你的船被箭鱼弄沉了？别骗我！

  Your boat was sunk by a swordfish? Pull the other one!

• 船几乎一碰到岩石就沉了。

  The boat sank almost immediately it hit the rock.

• 箱子掉进水里,很快就沉了下去.

  The box fell into the water and sank like a stone.

• 这是国际间高速列车开往沉阳新。

  This is the international high-speed train bound for New Shenyang.

• 这时一位孕妇上了船,船就沉了。

  At this time,a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship.

• 那么问题就来了：这艘船会沉吗？

  So he took on the problem: will it sink?

• 我有一个非常大、非常沉的的桶。

  I have a very large barrel that is extremely heavy.

• 我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊.

  My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim.