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沉雷
chén léi
Pinyin
Definition
沉雷
-
chén léi
deep growling thunder
Character Decomposition
沉
氵
冖
几
雷
雨
田
Related Words
(20)
沉淀
chén diàn
1
to settle
2
to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
沉重
chén zhòng
1
heavy
2
hard
3
serious
4
critical
沉默
chén mò
1
taciturn
2
uncommunicative
3
silent
雷
Léi
1
surname Lei
低沉
dī chén
1
overcast
2
gloomy
3
downcast
4
deep and low (of sound)
5
muffled
地雷
dì léi
1
landmine
2
CL:顆|颗[kē]
3
(fig.) sore point
4
weak spot
打雷
dǎ léi
1
to rumble with thunder
2
clap of thunder
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
沉甸甸
chén diàn diàn
1
heavy
沉痛
chén tòng
1
grief
2
remorse
3
deep in sorrow
4
bitter (anguish)
5
profound (condolences)
沉睡
chén shuì
1
to be fast asleep
2
(fig.) to lie dormant
3
to lie undiscovered
Idioms
(18)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
1
all thunder but no rain (idiom)
2
a lot of noise but no action
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
1
to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
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
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
1
lit. like thunder piercing the ear
2
a well-known reputation (idiom)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
1
thunderous applause (idiom)
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
雁杳鱼沉
yàn yǎo yú chén
1
without news from sb (idiom)
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
1
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
1
not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
2
to adhere rigidly to regulations
3
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
雷声大,雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
1
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
2
action speaks louder than words
3
his bite is worse than his bark
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
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
1
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
2
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
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