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沉降
chén jiàng
Pinyin
Definition
沉降
-
chén jiàng
to subside
to cave in
subsidence
Character Decomposition
沉
氵
冖
几
降
阝
夂
十
㇗
丨
Related Words
(20)
下降
xià jiàng
1
to decline
2
to drop
3
to fall
4
to go down
5
to decrease
沉重
chén zhòng
1
heavy
2
hard
3
serious
4
critical
沉默
chén mò
1
taciturn
2
uncommunicative
3
silent
降低
jiàng dī
1
to reduce
2
to lower
3
to bring down
降临
jiàng lín
1
to descend
2
to arrive
3
to come
低沉
dī chén
1
overcast
2
gloomy
3
downcast
4
deep and low (of sound)
5
muffled
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
投降
tóu xiáng
1
to surrender
2
surrender
沉
chēn
1
see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]
沉寂
chén jì
1
silence
2
stillness
沉思
chén sī
1
to contemplate
2
to ponder
3
contemplation
4
meditation
沉闷
chén mèn
1
oppressive (of weather)
2
heavy
3
depressed
4
not happy
5
(of sound) dull
6
muffled
沉沉
chén chén
1
deeply
2
heavily
沉没
chén mò
1
to sink
沉浮
chén fú
1
lit. sinking and floating
2
to bob up and down on water
3
ebb and flow
4
fig. rise and fall
5
ups and downs of fortune
6
vicissitudes
沉浸
chén jìn
1
to soak
2
to permeate
3
to immerse
沉沦
chén lún
1
to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
2
to pass into oblivion
3
downfall
4
passing
沉溺
chén nì
1
to indulge in
2
to wallow
3
absorbed in
4
deeply engrossed
5
addicted
沉淀
chén diàn
1
to settle
2
to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
沉甸甸
chén diàn diàn
1
heavy
Idioms
(15)
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
1
lit. one object bests another object
2
every item has a weakness (idiom)
3
there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
1
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
2
unlooked-for happy event
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
1
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
2
fig. the best is saved for last
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
1
to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
1
to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
2
an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
1
to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
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
habitually silent (idiom)
2
reticent
3
uncommunicative
沉默是金
chén mò shì jīn
1
Silence is golden. (idiom)
石沉大海
shí chén dà hǎi
1
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
2
fig. to elicit no response
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
1
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
2
to burn one's boats
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
1
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén
1
without news from sb (idiom)
鱼沉雁杳
yú chén yàn yǎo
1
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
2
lost in transmission
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