深沉
shēn chén
Pinyin

Definition

深沉
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shēn chén
  1. deep
  2. profound
  3. (of a person) reserved
  4. undemonstrative
  5. (of a voice, sound etc) deep
  6. low-pitched

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

深
shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
沉默
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
深圳
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深夜
shēn yè
  1. 1 very late at night
深深
shēn shēn
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
低沉
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled
加深
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
沉
chēn
  1. 1 see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]
沉寂
chén jì
  1. 1 silence
  2. 2 stillness
沉思
chén sī
  1. 1 to contemplate
  2. 2 to ponder
  3. 3 contemplation
  4. 4 meditation
沉闷
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
沉沉
chén chén
  1. 1 deeply
  2. 2 heavily
沉没
chén mò
  1. 1 to sink
沉浸
chén jìn
  1. 1 to soak
  2. 2 to permeate
  3. 3 to immerse
沉沦
chén lún
  1. 1 to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
  2. 2 to pass into oblivion
  3. 3 downfall
  4. 4 passing
沉溺
chén nì
  1. 1 to indulge in
  2. 2 to wallow
  3. 3 absorbed in
  4. 4 deeply engrossed
  5. 5 addicted
沉淀
chén diàn
  1. 1 to settle
  2. 2 to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
沉睡
chén shuì
  1. 1 to be fast asleep
  2. 2 (fig.) to lie dormant
  3. 3 to lie undiscovered

Idioms (20)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
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
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
水深火热
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
  1. 1 deep water and scorching fire
  2. 2 abyss of suffering (idiom)
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)
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
  1. 1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
  2. 2 incomprehensible
  3. 3 enigmatic and impossible to predict

Sample Sentences

怎么这么深沉，你都想到了些什么。
zěnme zhème shēnchén ，nǐ dōu xiǎngdào le xiē shénme 。
Why so profound all of a sudden, what kind of things are you thinking of?
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