沉淀 沉澱
沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 HSK 7-9
- (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- (chemistry) sediment; precipitate
- (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)
沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6
- variant of 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
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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
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
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- 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
- 沉吟 chén yín ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ cam4 ngam4 to mutter to oneself irresolutely
淀 澱
- 淀粉 澱粉 diàn fěn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ din6 fan2 starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n
- 积淀 積澱 jī diàn ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zik1 din6 deposits accumulated over long periods
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 海淀 Hǎi diàn ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ hoi2 din6 see 海淀区
- 淀积 澱積 diàn jī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ din6 zik1 (geology) to illuviate
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- 沉淀物 沉澱物 chén diàn wù ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄨˋ cam4 din6 mat6 precipitate; sediment
- 海淀区 海淀區 Hǎi diàn Qū ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ hoi2 din6 keoi1 Haidian, a district of Beijing
- 淀山湖 澱山湖 Diàn shān Hú ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨˊ din6 saan1 wu4 Dianshan Lake in Shanghai
- 淀积物 澱積物 diàn jī wù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ ㄨˋ din6 zik1 mat6 (geology) illuvial material
- 淀粉肠 澱粉腸 diàn fěn cháng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ din6 fan2 coeng2 starchy sausage (low-cost sausage made with a high proportion of starch and little meat)
- 淀粉酶 澱粉酶 diàn fěn méi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄟˊ din6 fan2 mui4 amylase
- 白洋淀 Bái yáng Diàn ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ baak6 joeng4 din6 Baiyang Lake in Hebei
- 动物淀粉 動物澱粉 dòng wù diàn fěn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ dung6 mat6 din6 fan2 glycogen
- 木薯淀粉 木薯澱粉 mù shǔ diàn fěn ㄇㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ muk6 syu4 din6 fan2 tapioca
- 玉米淀粉 玉米澱粉 yù mǐ diàn fěn ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ juk6 mai5 din6 fan2 corn starch
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)