chén
沉降
sink; submerge; lower
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sink; to submerge
Used for objects sinking in water, ground subsiding, or things settling downward in a medium.
Chuán船
zhuàng撞
shàng上
bīng冰
shān山
hòu后
màn慢
màn慢
chén沉
mò没
le了
。
The ship slowly sank after hitting the iceberg.
Yóu由
yú于
guò过
dù度
kāi开
cǎi采
dì地
xià下
shuǐ水
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
dì地
miàn面
zhèng正
zài在
xià下
chén沉
。
Due to excessive groundwater extraction, the city's ground is subsiding.
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Shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
ní泥
shā沙
zhú逐
jiàn渐
chén沉
diàn淀
xià下
lái来
。
The sediment in the water gradually settled down.