沉
chén
variant of 沉[chen2]
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
石头太重，扔进水里就沉下去了。
shí tou tài zhòng, rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ jiù chén xia qu le。
The stone was too heavy; once thrown into the water it sank straight down.
她沉默地坐在角落里，心里装着很多事。
tā chén mò de zuò zài jiǎo luò lǐ, xīn lǐ zhuāng zhe hěn duō shì。
She sat silently in the corner, her heart weighed down with many things.
Words with 沉
沉醉
chén zuì
to become intoxicated
沉重
chén zhòng
heavy
凿沉
záo chén
to scuttle (a ship)
阴沉
yīn chén
gloomy
阴沉沉
yīn chén chén
dark (weather, mood)
雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén
without news from sb (idiom)
鱼沉雁杳
yú chén yàn yǎo
lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
黑沉沉
hēi chén chén
pitch-dark
下沉
xià chén
to sink down
下沉市场
xià chén shì chǎng
the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities
低沉
dī chén
(of weather) overcast; gloomy
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)