沉 chén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 冗 excessive
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
沉睡
chénshuì
to sleep deeply; to lie dormant
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这座火山已经沉睡数百年，但监测系统仍然没有停止运行。 Zhè zuò huǒshān yǐjīng chénshuì shù bǎi nián, dàn jiāncè xìtǒng réngrán méiyǒu tíngzhǐ yùnxíng. This volcano has lain dormant for hundreds of years, but the monitoring system has still not stopped operating.
- 孩子沉睡在妈妈怀里，手里还抓着小熊。 Háizi chénshuì zài māma huái lǐ, shǒu lǐ hái zhuā zhe xiǎoxióng. The child sleeps soundly in mother's arms, still gripping a teddy bear.
- 冬天，青蛙在泥土下沉睡，要等春天才醒。 Dōngtiān, qīngwā zài nítǔ xià chénshuì, yào děng chūntiān cái xǐng. In winter frogs sleep deep beneath the soil and wake only in spring.
Related words
- 沉 chén to sink
- 沉默 chénmò silent
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy
- 沉淀 chéndiàn to settle; sedimentation; to accumulate
- 沉甸甸 chéndiàndiàn heavy; weighty
- 沉浸 chénjìn to immerse; to be absorbed in
- 沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; dull; stuffy
- 沉迷 chénmí to be obsessed with; addicted to
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate
- 沉稳 chénwěn calm and steady
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed
- 深沉 shēnchén deep; profound; reserved