沉沉
chén chén
Pinyin

Definition

沉沉
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chén chén
  1. deeply
  2. heavily

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled
chēn
  1. 1 see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]
chén jì
  1. 1 silence
  2. 2 stillness
chén sī
  1. 1 to contemplate
  2. 2 to ponder
  3. 3 contemplation
  4. 4 meditation
chén mèn
  1. 1 oppressive (of weather)
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 depressed
  4. 4 not happy
  5. 5 (of sound) dull
  6. 6 muffled
chén chén
  1. 1 deeply
  2. 2 heavily
chén mò
  1. 1 to sink
chén jìn
  1. 1 to soak
  2. 2 to permeate
  3. 3 to immerse
chén lún
  1. 1 to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
  2. 2 to pass into oblivion
  3. 3 downfall
  4. 4 passing
chén nì
  1. 1 to indulge in
  2. 2 to wallow
  3. 3 absorbed in
  4. 4 deeply engrossed
  5. 5 addicted
chén diàn
  1. 1 to settle
  2. 2 to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
chén shuì
  1. 1 to be fast asleep
  2. 2 (fig.) to lie dormant
  3. 3 to lie undiscovered
chén wěn
  1. 1 steady
  2. 2 calm
  3. 3 unflustered
chén zhuó
  1. 1 steady
  2. 2 calm and collected
  3. 3 not nervous
chén mí
  1. 1 to be engrossed
  2. 2 to be absorbed with
  3. 3 to lose oneself in
  4. 4 to be addicted to
chén zuì
  1. 1 to become intoxicated
chén jìng
  1. 1 peaceful
  2. 2 quiet
  3. 3 calm
  4. 4 gentle
xiāo chén
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 bad mood
  3. 3 low spirit

Idioms (10)

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
  1. 1 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
沉默寡言
chén mò guǎ yán
  1. 1 habitually silent (idiom)
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 uncommunicative
沉默是金
chén mò shì jīn
  1. 1 Silence is golden. (idiom)
石沉大海
shí chén dà hǎi
  1. 1 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to elicit no response
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
  1. 1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2 to burn one's boats
雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén
  1. 1 without news from sb (idiom)
鱼沉雁杳
yú chén yàn yǎo
  1. 1 lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
  2. 2 lost in transmission

Sample Sentences

而柳永的词句:“长安古道马迟迟,高柳乱蝉嘶”,以及“渡万壑千岩,越溪深处。怒涛渐息,樵风乍起;更闻商旅相呼,片帆高举。”又是何等境界!就是晓风残月的上半阕那一句“暮霭沉沉楚天阔”,谁能说它竟是阴柔?
ér Liǔ Yǒng de cí jù :“Chángān gǔ dào mǎ chíchí ,gāo liǔ luàn chán sī ”,yǐjí “dù wàn huò qiān yán ,yuè xī shēnchù 。nùtāo jiàn xī ,qiáo fēng zhà qǐ ;gèng wén shāng lǚ xiāng hū ,piàn fán gāo jǔ 。”yòu shì héděng jìngjiè !jiùshì xiǎo fēng cán yuè de shàng bàn què nà yī jù “mǔǎi chénchén Chǔ tiān kuò ”,shéi néng shuō tā jìng shì yīnróu ?
And what kind of atmosphere is given off by lines from Liu Yong such as, "Trotting slowly on horseback on the ancient streets of Chang'An, with cicadas calling from the tall willows lining the street" and "Passing by many beautiful cliffs along the ravine, into the deepest depths of the river. The roar of the river gradually calms, and a good wind happens to rise, now I hear again the merchants and travelers calling to one another. The sails hoisted high."? In the first half of the ci with the line "a riverbank covered in willow trees with the cold breeze before the dawn" is the line "The evening clouds and mist have gradually gotten thicker, and the sky over Chu is vast and open!". Who can say that this is feminine?
哎,昨晚一点多才睡,早上又起得早,到现在还昏昏沉沉的呢。
āi ,zuówǎn yīdiǎnduō cái shuì ,zǎoshang yòu qǐ de zǎo ,dàoxiànzài hái hūnhūnchénchén de ne 。
Agh, I didn't get to sleep until after one last night, and I got up early. I'm still so fuzzy.