沉 cam⁴ {chén}

addiction

沉 {chēn}

pitch-black

沉 cam⁴ {chén}

1. to submerge
2. to immerse
3. to sink
4. to keep down
5. to lower
6. to drop
7. deep
8. profound
9. heavy

沉實〔-实〕 cam⁴ sat⁶ {chén shi}

down to earth; practical; realistic

沉底 zam⁶ dai² {chén dǐ}

(verb) sink to the bottom; sunken

沉死 zam⁶ sei² {chén sǐ}

(verb) to attempt suicide

沉沉 cam⁴ cam⁴ {chén chén}

1. deeply
2. heavily

沉澱〔-淀〕 cam⁴ din⁶ {chén diàn}

1. to settle
2. to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)

沉浮 cam⁴ fau⁴ {chén fú}

1. lit. sinking and floating
2. to bob up and down on water
3. ebb and flow
4. fig. rise and fall
5. ups and downs of fortune
6. vicissitudes

沉降 cam⁴ gong³ {chén jiàng}

1. to subside
2. to cave in
3. subsidence

沉痼 cam⁴ gu³ {chén gù}

1. chronic illness
2. fig. deeply entrenched problem

沉陷 cam⁴ haam⁶ {chén xiàn}

1. subsidence
2. caving in
3. fig. stranded
4. lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

沉香 cam⁴ hoeng¹ {chén xiāng}

1. Chinese eaglewood
2. agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha)
3. lignum aloes

沉凝 cam⁴ jing⁴ {chén níng}

1. stagnant
2. congealed
3. fig. grave in manner
4. low (of voice)

沉雷 cam⁴ leoi⁴ {chén léi}

deep growling thunder

沉淪〔-沦〕 cam⁴ leon⁴ {chén lún}

1. to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
2. to pass into oblivion
3. downfall
4. passing

沉落 cam⁴ lok⁶ {chén luò}

1. to sink
2. to fall

沉迷 cam⁴ mai⁴ {chén mí}

1. to be engrossed
2. to be absorbed with
3. to lose oneself in
4. to be addicted to

沉默 cam⁴ mak⁶ {chén mò}

1. taciturn
2. uncommunicative
3. silent

沉湎 cam⁴ min⁵ {chén miǎn}

1. deeply immersed
2. fig. wallowing in
3. deeply engrossed in

沉悶〔-闷〕 cam⁴ mun⁶ {chén mèn}

1. oppressive (of weather)
2. heavy
3. depressed
4. not happy
5. (of sound) dull
6. muffled

沉沒〔-没〕 cam⁴ mut⁶ {chén mò}

to sink

沉吟 cam⁴ ngam⁴ {chén yín}

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

沉溺 cam⁴ nik⁶ {chén nì}

1. to indulge in
2. to wallow
3. absorbed in
4. deeply engrossed
5. addicted

沉痾〔-疴〕 cam⁴ o¹ {chén kē}

grave disease

沉睡 cam⁴ seoi⁶ {chén shuì}

1. to be fast asleep
2. (fig.) to lie dormant
3. to lie undiscovered

沉邃 cam⁴ seoi⁶ {chén suì}

deep and profound

沉思 cam⁴ si¹ {chén sī}

1. to contemplate
2. to ponder
3. contemplation
4. meditation

沉箱 cam⁴ soeng¹ {chén xiāng}

1. caisson
2. sink box

沉船 cam⁴ syun⁴ {chén chuán}

1. shipwreck
2. sunken boat
3. sinking ship

沉潭 cam⁴ taam⁴ {chén tán}

drowning sb tied to a rock (as a form of torture)

沉痛 cam⁴ tung³ {chén tòng}

1. grief
2. remorse
3. deep in sorrow
4. bitter (anguish)
5. profound (condolences)

沉穩〔-稳〕 cam⁴ wan² {chén wěn}

1. steady
2. calm
3. unflustered

沉緩〔-缓〕 cam⁴ wun⁶ {chén huǎn}

1. unhurried
2. deliberate

沉浸 cam⁴ zam³ {chén jìn}

1. to soak
2. to permeate
3. to immerse

沉醉 cam⁴ zeoi³ {chén zuì}

to become intoxicated

沉積〔-积〕 cam⁴ zik¹ {chén jī}

1. sediment
2. deposit
3. sedimentation (geology)

沉寂 cam⁴ zik⁶ {chén jì}

1. silence
2. stillness

沉靜〔-静〕 cam⁴ zing⁶ {chén jìng}

1. peaceful
2. quiet
3. calm
4. gentle

沉著〔-着〕 cam⁴ zoek⁶ {chén zhuó}

1. steady
2. calm and collected
3. not nervous

沉重 cam⁴ zung⁶ {chén zhòng}

1. heavy
2. hard
3. serious
4. critical

沈殿霞〔沉--〕 sam² din⁶ haa⁴ {chén diàn xiá}

Lydia Shum Din-ha, an actress in Hong Kong

沉甸甸 cam⁴ din⁶ din⁶ {chén diàn diàn}

heavy

沉澱物〔-淀-〕 cam⁴ din⁶ mat⁶ {chén diàn wù}

1. precipitate
2. solid sediment

沉積帶〔-积带〕 cam⁴ zik¹ daai³ {chén jī dài}

sedimentary belt (geology)

沉積物〔-积-〕 cam⁴ zik¹ mat⁶ {chén jī wù}

sediment

沉積岩〔-积-〕 cam⁴ zik¹ ngaam⁴ {chén jī yán}

sedimentary rock (geology)

沉住氣〔--气〕 cam⁴ zyu⁶ hei³ {chén zhù qì}

1. to keep cool
2. to stay calm

沉重負擔〔--负担〕 cam⁴ zung⁶ fu⁶ daam¹ {chén chóng fù dān}

a heavy burden; to be a burden

沉不住氣〔---气〕 cam⁴ bat¹ zyu⁶ hei³ {chén bù zhù qì}

1. to lose one's cool
2. to get impatient
3. unable to remain calm

沉重打擊〔---击〕 cam⁴ cung⁵ daa² gik¹ {chén zhòng dǎ jī}

to hit hard

沉得住氣〔---气〕 cam⁴ dak¹ zyu⁶ hei³ {chén de zhù qì}

1. to stay calm
2. to keep one's composure

沉魚落雁〔-鱼--〕 cam⁴ jyu⁴ lok⁶ ngaan⁶ {chén yú luò yàn}

lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

沉默寡言 cam⁴ mak⁶ gwaa² jin⁴ {chén mò guǎ yán}

1. habitually silent (idiom)
2. reticent
3. uncommunicative

沉默是金 cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹ {chén mò shì jīn}

Silence is golden. (idiom)

沉湎酒色 cam⁴ min⁵ zau² sik¹ {chén miǎn jiǔ sè}

1. to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); over-indulgence in wine and women
2. an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

沉沒成本〔-没--〕 cam⁴ mut⁶ sing⁴ bun² {chén mò chéng běn}

sunk cost (economics)

沉船事故 cam⁴ syun⁴ si⁶ gu³ {chén chuán shì gù}

1. a shipwreck
2. a sinking

沉積作用〔-积--〕 cam⁴ zik¹ zok³ jung⁶ {chén jī zuò yòng}

sedimentation (geology)

沉著應戰〔-着应战〕 cam⁴ zoek⁶ jing³ zin³ {chén zhuó yìng zhàn}

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)