1 old variant of 深[shēn]

1 to pass

2 to spend (time)

3 measure

4 limit

5 extent

6 degree of intensity

7 degree (angles, temperature etc)

8 kilowatt-hour

9 classifier for events and occurrences

1 speed

2 rate

3 velocity

4 (music) tempo

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 for a time

2 at one time

3 one time

4 once

1 once more

2 once again

3 one more time

1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)

2 to do sth without considering the risks

3 to leave out of consideration

1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life

1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

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 to study diligently