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Pronunciation |
: |
chén |
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Meaning |
: |
- sink; submerge. (v)
- become grave. (v)
- deep. (adj)
- heavy. (adj)
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Radical |
: |
氵 |
Strokes |
: |
7 |
Traditional |
: |
沉 |
Usage |
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16.0% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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taciturn; uncommunicative; silent |
2. |
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: |
heavy; hard; serious |
4. |
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: |
contemplate; meditate; think deeply |
Sentences:
1. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. |
chuán |
chén |
dào |
le |
hǎi |
dǐ |
。 |
船 |
沉 |
到 |
了 |
海 |
底 |
。 |
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船 |
: |
ship |
沉 |
: |
sink |
到 |
: |
(verb) used as a verb complement |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
海底 |
: |
the bottom of the sea |
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2. The boat was swamped in the storm. |
nà |
tiáo |
xiǎo |
chuán |
zài |
bào |
fēng |
yǔ |
zhōng |
chén |
mò |
le |
。 |
那 |
条 |
小 |
船 |
在 |
暴 |
风 |
雨 |
中 |
沉 |
没 |
了 |
。 |
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那 |
: |
that |
条 |
: |
measure word |
小船 |
: |
small boat |
在 |
: |
at |
暴风雨 |
: |
storm |
中 |
: |
in |
沉没 |
: |
sink |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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3. Last night I slept very deeply. |
zuó |
wǎn |
wǒ |
shuì |
de |
hěn |
chén |
。 |
昨 |
晚 |
我 |
睡 |
得 |
很 |
沉 |
。 |
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昨晚 |
: |
last night |
我 |
: |
I |
睡 |
: |
sleep |
得 |
: |
particle used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
很 |
: |
very |
沉 |
: |
deep |
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4. He still felt dazed after the operation. |
tā |
shǒu |
shù |
hòu |
yī |
rán |
hūn |
hūn |
chén |
chén |
。 |
他 |
手 |
术 |
后 |
依 |
然 |
昏 |
昏 |
沉 |
沉 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
手术 |
: |
operation |
后 |
: |
after |
依然 |
: |
still |
昏昏沉沉 |
: |
lethargic; dazed |
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5. Silence is golden. |
chén |
mò |
shì |
jīn |
。 |
沉 |
默 |
是 |
金 |
。 |
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沉默 |
: |
silence |
是 |
: |
is |
金 |
: |
gold |
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Hi Kelvin,
I have added the breakdown. Thanks.