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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

沉

chénHSK 5

沉 (chén) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto sink

    • EX
      石头掉进水里，很快就沉了下去。

      The stone fell into the water and quickly sank.

    • EX
      那个箱子太重了，正在慢慢往水里沉。

      The box is too heavy and is slowly sinking into the water.

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishdeep

    • EX
      你的行李箱里装了什么？怎么这么沉？

      What have you put in your suitcase? Why is it so heavy?

    • EX
      这个箱子太沉了，我一个人搬不动。

      This box is too heavy for me to move by myself.