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小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán
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A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
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擊沉
jī chén
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to attack and sink (a ship)
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故作深沉
gù zuò shēn chén
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to play the profound thinker
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有沉有浮
yǒu chén yǒu fú
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to have one's ups and downs
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死氣沉沉
sǐ qì chén chén
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dead atmosphere;
lifeless;
spiritless
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沉不住气
chén bù zhù qì
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to lose one's cool;
to get impatient;
unable to remain calm
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沉不住氣
chén bù zhù qì
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to lose one's cool;
to get impatient;
unable to remain calm
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沉井
chén jǐng
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open caisson
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沉住氣
chén zhù qì
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to keep cool;
to stay calm
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沉凝
chén níng
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stagnant;
congealed;
fig. grave in manner;
low (of voice)
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沉得住气
chén de zhù qì
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to stay calm;
to keep one's composure
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沉得住氣
chén de zhù qì
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to stay calm;
to keep one's composure
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沉悶
chén mèn
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oppressive (of weather);
heavy;
depressed;
not happy;
(of sound) dull;
muffled
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沉沒
chén mò
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to sink
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沉没成本
chén mò chéng běn
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sunk cost (economics)
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沉沒成本
chén mò chéng běn
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sunk cost (economics)
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沉淪
chén lún
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to sink into (vice, depravity etc);
to pass into oblivion;
downfall;
passing
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沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
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to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women;
an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
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沉潜
chén qián
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to lurk under water;
to immerse oneself in (study etc);
to lie low;
to keep a low profile;
quiet;
reserved;
self-possessed
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沉潛
chén qián
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to lurk under water;
to immerse oneself in (study etc);
to lie low;
to keep a low profile;
quiet;
reserved;
self-possessed
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沉潭
chén tán
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to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)
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沉澱
chén diàn
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to settle;
to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
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沉澱物
chén diàn wù
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precipitate;
solid sediment
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沉痼
chén gù
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chronic illness;
fig. deeply entrenched problem
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沉疴
chén kē
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grave disease
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