Results for “沉”

deeply / heavily

sunk cost (economics)

immersive

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom) / overindulgence in wine and women / an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

to lurk under water / to immerse oneself in (study etc) / to lie low / to keep a low profile / quiet / reserved / self-possessed

to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

precipitate / sediment

heavy

chronic illness / fig. deeply entrenched problem

chronic illness / (fig.) deep-rooted problem / longstanding issue

sedimentation (geology)

sedimentary rock (geology)

sedimentary belt (geology)

caisson / sink box

unhurried / deliberate

a shipwreck / a sinking

to sink / to fall

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

deep and profound

to hit hard

to sink / to cave in / (of a building etc) to subside / (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

deep growling thunder

see 沉默寡言[chén mò guǎ yán]

Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree / lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)

melancholy / gloomy

lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

silence is golden (idiom)

the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat

to play the profound thinker

murky / dazed / befuddled / dizzy

to have one's ups and downs

ups and downs (of life etc) / to drift along / to sink and emerge

oceanic sediment (geology)

to soak / to steep

lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats

clastic sediment

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)