Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 沉

to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy

steady
calm and collected
not nervous

deep
profound
(of a person) reserved
undemonstrative
(of a voice, sound etc) deep
low-pitched

taciturn
uncommunicative
silent

heavy
hard
serious
critical

to be engrossed
to be absorbed with
to lose oneself in
to be addicted to

sediment
deposit
sedimentation (geology)

peaceful
quiet
calm
gentle

stagnant
congealed
fig. grave in manner
low (of voice)

caisson
sink box

chronic illness
fig. deeply entrenched problem

to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

deeply
heavily

open caisson

steady
calm
unflustered

murky
dazed
befuddled
dizzy

melancholy; gloomy

grave disease

to scuttle (a ship)

to be fast asleep
(fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered

deep growling thunder

(of the sun) to set

shipwreck
sunken boat
sinking ship

to contemplate
to ponder
contemplation
meditation

to attack and sink (a ship)

ups and downs (of life etc)
to drift along
to sink and emerge

to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
to pass into oblivion
downfall; passing

depressed
bad mood
low spirit

to soak
to steep

to subside
to cave in
subsidence

to capsize and sink

silence
stillness

to lurk under water
to immerse oneself in (study etc)
to lie low; to keep a low profile
quiet; reserved; self-possessed

grief
remorse
deep in sorrow
bitter (anguish)
profound (condolences)

to sink
to fall

to become intoxicated

to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside
(fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

gloomy

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)

to scuttle (a ship)
to drown oneself

to indulge in
to wallow
absorbed in
deeply engrossed
addicted

to sink down

oppressive (of weather)
heavy
depressed
not happy
(of sound) dull
muffled

to soak
to permeate
to immerse

to sink

unhurried
deliberate

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
(chemistry) sediment; precipitate
(fig.) to accumulate

deep and profound

(of weather) overcast; gloomy
(of a voice) low and deep
low-spirited; downcast

deeply immersed
fig. wallowing in
deeply engrossed in

lit. sinking and floating
to bob up and down on water
ebb and flow
fig. rise and fall
ups and downs of fortune
vicissitudes

to keep cool; to stay calm

sediment

dark (weather, mood)

precipitate; sediment

sedimentary rock (geology)

immersive

sedimentary belt (geology)

pitch-dark

chéndiàndiàn

heavy

chénmòshìjīn

silence is golden (idiom)

sǐqìchénchén

dead atmosphere
lifeless
spiritless

to stay calm
to keep one's composure

chénzhòngdǎjī

to hit hard

pòfǔchénzhōu

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
to burn one's boats

chénmiǎnjiǔsè

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

chényúluòyàn

lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

hūnhūnchénchén

dizzy

chénmòchéngběn

sunk cost (economics)

zhéjǐchénshā

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat

xiàchénshìchǎng

the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities

chénzhuóyìngzhàn

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

shíchéndàhǎi

lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
fig. to elicit no response

chénchuánshìgù

a shipwreck
a sinking

chénbùzhùqì

to lose one's cool
to get impatient
unable to remain calm

gùzuòshēnchén

to play the profound thinker

chénjīzuòyòng

sedimentation (geology)

yànyǎoyúchén

without news from sb (idiom)

chénmòguǎyán

habitually silent (idiom)
reticent
uncommunicative

chénjìngguǎyán

see 沉默寡言 (chénmòguǎyán)

yúchényànyǎo

lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

yǒuchényǒufú

to have one's ups and downs

hǎixiāngchénjīwù

海相沉积物

[海相沉積物]

oceanic sediment (geology)

hǎojiǔchénwèngdǐ

好酒沉瓮底

[好酒沉甕底]

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
fig. the best is saved for last

shímòchénzhuóbìng

石末沉着病

[石末沉著病]

silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
grinder's disease
also written 矽末病

suìxièchénjīwù

碎屑沉积物

[碎屑沉積物]

clastic sediment

xuèsèsùchénjīzhèng

血色素沉积症

[血色素沉積症]

hemochromatosis

hóngxìbāochénjiànglü

红细胞沉降率

[紅細胞沉降率]

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)