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沉稳
chén wěn
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steady;
calm;
unflustered
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沉住气
chén zhù qì
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to keep cool;
to stay calm
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沉积
chén jī
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sediment;
deposit;
sedimentation (geology)
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昏昏沉沉
hūn hūn chén chén
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dizzy
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沉浮
chén fú
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lit. sinking and floating;
to bob up and down on water;
ebb and flow;
fig. rise and fall;
ups and downs of fortune;
vicissitudes
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阴沉沉
yīn chén chén
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dark (weather, mood)
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沉积物
chén jī wù
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sediment
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沉降
chén jiàng
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to subside;
to cave in;
subsidence
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沉沉
chén chén
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deeply;
heavily
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沉湎
chén miǎn
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deeply immersed;
fig. wallowing in;
deeply engrossed in
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破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
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lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat;
to burn one's boats
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沉淀物
chén diàn wù
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precipitate;
solid sediment
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昏沉
hūn chén
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murky;
dazed;
befuddled;
dizzy
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沉甸甸
chén diàn diàn
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heavy
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沉积岩
chén jī yán
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sedimentary rock (geology)
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浮沉
fú chén
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ups and downs (of life etc);
to drift along;
to sink and emerge
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沉吟
chén yín
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to mutter to oneself irresolutely
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沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
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lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
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血沉
xuè chén
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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黑沉沉
hēi chēn chēn
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pitch-black
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沉陷
chén xiàn
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subsidence;
caving in;
fig. stranded;
lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)
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沉香
chén xiāng
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Chinese eaglewood;
agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha);
lignum aloes
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石沉大海
shí chén dà hǎi
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lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom);
fig. to elicit no response
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好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
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lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom);
fig. the best is saved for last
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好酒沉甕底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
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lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom);
fig. the best is saved for last
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