沉吟 chén yín ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ cam4 ngam4
- to mutter to oneself irresolutely
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沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
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- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
吟
- 低吟 dī yín ㄉㄧ ㄧㄣˊ dai1 jam4 to chant softly
- 吟哦 yín é ㄧㄣˊ ㄜˊ jam4 ngo4 to chant
- 吟唱 yín chàng ㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄤˋ jam4 coeng3 to chant
- 吟咏 吟詠 yín yǒng ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ jam4 wing6 to recite
- 吟诗 吟詩 yín shī ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ jam4 si1 to recite poetry
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- 吟诵 吟誦 yín sòng ㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ jam4 zung6 to read aloud
- 吟游 吟遊 yín yóu ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄡˊ jam4 jau4 to wander as minstrel
- 呻吟 shēn yín ㄕㄣ ㄧㄣˊ san1 jam4 to moan; to groan
- 朗吟 lǎng yín ㄌㄤˇ ㄧㄣˊ long5 jam4 to recite in a loud, clear voice
- 歌吟 gē yín ㄍㄜ ㄧㄣˊ go1 jam4 to sing
- 讴吟 謳吟 ōu yín ㄡ ㄧㄣˊ au1 jam4 song
- 喜吟吟 xǐ yín yín ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ hei2 jam4 jam4 joyful
- 笑吟吟 xiào yín yín ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ siu3 jam4 jam4 smiling; with a smile
- 吟风弄月 吟風弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè ㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄝˋ jam4 fung1 lung6 jyut6 lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)
- 无病呻吟 無病呻吟 wú bìng shēn yín ㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄣˊ mou4 beng6 san1 jam4 (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
- 游吟诗人 遊吟詩人 yóu yín shī rén ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ ㄖㄣˊ jau4 jam4 si1 jan4 troubadour; bard
Idioms with these characters
- 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ cam4 min5 zau2 sik1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋ cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 fan1 cam4 cam4 (idiom) dizzy
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- 雁杳鱼沉 雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)