chén lúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sink into (vice, depravity etc) / to pass into oblivion / downfall; passing
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Original source entry:

沉淪 沉沦 [chen2 lun2] /to sink into (vice, depravity etc)/to pass into oblivion/downfall; passing/

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沉沦
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