沉吟 chén yín

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 64334th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to mutter to oneself irresolutely

Characters

Character Meaning
沉 chén HSK 5
to sink; heavy; deep
吟 yín HSK 6
to recite; to chant; to moan