沉陷 chén xiàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cam4 haam6
- to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside
- (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)
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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
陷
- 沦陷 淪陷 lún xiàn ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ leon4 haam6 to fall into enemy hands
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 陷入 xiàn rù ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ haam6 jap6 to sink into
- 陷阱 xiàn jǐng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haam6 zing6 pitfall
- 下陷 xià xiàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ haa6 haam6 to subside
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- 低陷 dī xiàn ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai1 haam6 to sink
- 倾陷 傾陷 qīng xiàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ king1 haam6 to frame (an innocent person)
- 凹陷 āo xiàn ㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˋ nap1 haam6 to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed
- 坳陷 ào xiàn ㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ aau3 haam6 (geology) depression
- 塌陷 tā xiàn ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ taap3 haam6 to subside
- 崩陷 bēng xiàn ㄅㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ bang1 haam6 to fall in
- 攻陷 gōng xiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gung1 haam6 to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force
- 构陷 構陷 gòu xiàn ㄍㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kau3 haam6 to frame
- 气陷 氣陷 qì xiàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ hei3 haam6 collapse of 气 (TCM)
- 深陷 shēn xiàn ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ sam1 haam6 to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)
- 瘪陷 癟陷 biě xiàn ㄅㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ bit6 haam6 deflated
- 诱陷 誘陷 yòu xiàn ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jau5 haam6 to lure into a trap
- 诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn ㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mou4 haam6 to entrap
- 身陷 shēn xiàn ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ san1 haam6 to be trapped
- 陷坑 xiàn kēng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄥ haam6 haang1 pitfall
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)