How to say “sink” in Chinese
sink; heavy
“Sink” in Chinese is 沉, chén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
沉 is read chén. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: to go under water.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “沉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 沉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 背包太沉了我背不动bēibāotàichénle,wǒbēibudòngThe backpack is too heavy, I can't carry it.
- 你的背包沉不沉？nǐdebēibāochénbuchénIs your backpack heavy?
- 开会的时候他一直沉默kāihuìdeshíhou,tāyìzhíchénmòHe was silent the whole meeting.
- 听到这个消息，大家的心情都很沉重。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,dàjiādexīnqíngdōuhěnchénzhòngWhen they heard this news, everyone's heart grew heavy.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Into the mountains”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sink” in Chinese?
“Sink” in Chinese is 沉, pinyin chén.
What does 沉 mean?
沉 (chén) means “sink; heavy”.
How do you write 沉?
沉 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 沉?
沉 is read chén. Tones: chén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sink” in the lesson “Into the mountains”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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