sink; submerge; disappear
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to sink into water; to submerge; to founder
Used for ships, boats, or objects sinking beneath the water surface. Can also be used metaphorically for abstract things disappearing.
Zhàn战
jiàn舰
chù触
jiāo礁
chén沉
mò没
le了
。
The warship hit a reef and sank.
Nà那
sōu艘
chuán船
chén沉
mò没
zài在
dà大
hǎi海
zhōng中
。
That ship sank in the ocean.
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Tài泰
tǎn坦
ní尼
kè克
Hào号
zhuàng撞
shàng上
bīng冰
shān山
hòu后
zhú逐
jiàn渐
chén沉
mò没
。
The Titanic gradually sank after hitting an iceberg.
verb
to set below the horizon; to sink behind; to disappear into
Metaphorical usage describing celestial bodies sinking below the horizon or light disappearing behind obstacles.
Luò落
rì日
chén沉
mò没
zài在
yuǎn远
shān山
hòu后
miàn面
。
The setting sun sank behind the distant mountains.
Xī夕
yáng阳
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
chén沉
mò没
zài在
dì地
píng平
xiàn线
xià下
。
The evening sun gradually set below the horizon.