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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 |
: |
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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Third sentence doesn’t have a breakdown
Sorry, fifth sentence
Hi Kelvin,
I have added the breakdown. Thanks.