深 sam¹ {shēn}

1. depth 2. unpredictable

㴱〔深〕 {shēn}

1. deep
2. depth
3. deeply
4. (of a color) dark
5. deep
6. rich

深 sam¹ {shēn}

1. deep
2. depth
3. deeply
4. (of a color) dark
5. deep
6. rich

深造 sam¹ cou³ {shēn zào}

(adjective) (of study) 1. Advanced; (verb) Gong on to further study or research

深灰 sam¹ fui¹ {shēn huī}

dark grey; charcoal grey

深刻 sam¹ hak¹ {shēn kè}

remembered

深紅〔-红〕 sam¹ hung⁴ {shēn hóng}

dark red; crimson

深入 sam¹ jap⁶ {shēn rù}

(verb) Get into (a place)

深衣 sam¹ ji¹ {shēn yī}

Shenyi, a traditional formal wear and court attire for men

深水 sam¹ seoi² {shēn shuǐ}

deep water

深省 sam¹ sing² {shēn xǐng}

enlighten; to reflect upon

深沉 sam¹ cam⁴ {shēn chén}

1. deep
2. profound
3. (of a person) reserved
4. undemonstrative
5. (of a voice, sound etc) deep
6. low-pitched

深層〔-层〕 sam¹ cang⁴ {shēn céng}

1. deep layer
2. deep
3. deep-seated
4. underlying

深秋 sam¹ cau¹ {shēn qiū}

late autumn

深淺〔-浅〕 sam¹ cin² {shēn qiǎn}

1. deep or shallow
2. depth (of the sea)
3. limits of decorum

深情 sam¹ cing⁴ {shēn qíng}

1. deep emotion
2. deep feeling
3. deep love

深切 sam¹ cit³ {shēn qiè}

1. deeply felt
2. heartfelt
3. sincere
4. honest

深長〔-长〕 sam¹ coeng⁴ {shēn cháng}

profound (meaning, implications etc)

深造 sam¹ cou³ {shēn zào}

to pursue one's studies

深處〔-处〕 sam¹ cyu³ {shēn chù}

1. abyss
2. depths
3. deepest or most distant part

深蹲 sam¹ cyun⁴ {shēn dūn}

squat (exercise)

深度 sam¹ dou⁶ {shēn dù}

1. depth
2. (of a speech etc) profundity
3. advanced stage of development

深化 sam¹ faa³ {shēn huà}

1. to deepen
2. to intensify

深耕 sam¹ gaang¹ {shēn gēng}

1. deep plowing
2. thorough penetration
3. thorough development (of a market segment etc)

深感 sam¹ gam² {shēn gǎn}

to feel deeply

深究 sam¹ gau³ {shēn jiū}

to perform an in-depth investigation

深港 sam¹ gong² {Shēn Gǎng}

Shenzhen and Hong Kong

深谷 sam¹ guk¹ {shēn gǔ}

1. deep valley
2. ravine

深閨〔-闺〕 sam¹ gwai¹ {shēn guī}

1. lady's private room or bedroom
2. boudoir

深廣〔-广〕 sam¹ gwong² {shēn guǎng}

1. deep and wide
2. vast
3. profound (influence etc)

深陷 sam¹ haam⁶ {shēn xiàn}

1. to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)
2. deep set (eyes)

深坑 sam¹ haang¹ {Shēn kēng}

Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

深刻 sam¹ hak¹ {shēn kè}

1. profound
2. deep
3. deep-going

深厚 sam¹ hau⁵ {shēn hòu}

1. deep
2. profound

深海 sam¹ hoi² {shēn hǎi}

deep sea

深空 sam¹ hung¹ {shēn kōng}

deep space (outer space)

深入 sam¹ jap⁶ {shēn rù}

1. to penetrate deeply
2. thorough

深夜 sam¹ je⁶ {shēn yè}

very late at night

深淵〔-渊〕 sam¹ jyun¹ {shēn yuān}

abyss

深遠〔-远〕 sam¹ jyun⁵ {shēn yuǎn}

1. far-reaching
2. profound and long-lasting

深縣〔-县〕 sam¹ jyun⁶ {Shēn xiàn}

Shen county in Hebei

深藍〔-蓝〕 sam¹ laam⁴ {Shēn lán}

Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)

深藍〔-蓝〕 sam¹ laam⁴ {shēn lán}

dark blue

深綠〔-绿〕 sam¹ luk⁶ {shēn lǜ}

dark green

深密 sam¹ mat⁶ {shēn mì}

1. dense
2. thick

深謀〔-谋〕 sam¹ mau⁴ {shēn móu}

forethought

深愛〔-爱〕 sam¹ oi³ {shēn ài}

to love dearly

深奧〔-奥〕 sam¹ ou³ {shēn ào}

1. profound
2. abstruse
3. recondite
4. profoundly

深山 sam¹ saan¹ {shēn shān}

deep in the mountains

深深 sam¹ sam¹ {shēn shēn}

1. deep
2. profound

深受 sam¹ sau⁶ {shēn shòu}

to receive in no small measure

深邃 sam¹ seoi⁶ {shēn suì}

1. deep (valley or night)
2. abstruse
3. hidden in depth

深信 sam¹ seon³ {shēn xìn}

to believe firmly

深思 sam¹ si¹ {shēn sī}

1. to ponder
2. to consider

深色 sam¹ sik¹ {shēn sè}

1. dark
2. dark colored

深談〔-谈〕 sam¹ taam⁴ {shēn tán}

1. to have an in depth conversation
2. to have intimate talks
3. to discuss thoroughly

深潭 sam¹ taam⁴ {shēn tán}

1. deep natural pond
2. deep pit
3. abyss

深挖 sam¹ waat³ {shēn wā}

to dredge

深澤〔-泽〕 sam¹ zaak⁶ {Shēn zé}

Shenze county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei

深圳 sam¹ zan³ {Shēn zhèn}

Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong

深州 sam¹ zau¹ {Shēn zhōu}

Shenzhou Hengshui 衡水, Hebei

深井 sam¹ zeng² {Shēn Jǐng}

Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)

深知 sam¹ zi¹ {shēn zhī}

1. to know well
2. to be fully aware of

深摯〔-挚〕 sam¹ zi³ {shēn zhì}

heartfelt and genuine

深棕 sam¹ zung¹ {shēn zōng}

brown (color)

深重 sam¹ zung⁶ {shēn zhòng}

1. very serious
2. grave
3. profound

深筆字〔-笔-〕 sam¹ bat¹ zi⁶ {shēn bǐ zì}

traditional Chinese characters (dialect)

深呼吸 sam¹ fu¹ kap¹ {shēn hū xī}

deep breath

深藍色〔-蓝-〕 sam¹ laam⁴ sik¹ {shēn lán sè}

dark blue; navy blue

深水灣〔--湾〕 sam¹ seoi² waan¹ {shēn shuǐ wān}

(noun) Deep Water Bay, which is a place in Hong Kong Island

深層次〔-层-〕 sam¹ cang⁴ ci³ {shēn céng cì}

1. deep level
2. deep-seated
3. in-depth

深度尺 sam¹ dou⁶ cek³ {shēn dù chǐ}

depth indicator or gauge

深灰色 sam¹ fui¹ sik¹ {shēn huī sè}

dark gray

深坑鄉〔--乡〕 sam¹ haang¹ hoeng¹ {Shēn kēng xiāng}

Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

深紅色〔-红-〕 sam¹ hung⁴ sik¹ {shēn hóng sè}

1. deep red
2. crimson
3. scarlet

深水埗 sam¹ seoi² bou² {Shēn shuǐ bù}

Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

深成岩 sam¹ sing⁴ ngaam⁴ {shēn chéng yán}

1. plutonic rock
2. abyssal rock

深澤縣〔-泽县〕 sam¹ zaak⁶ jyun⁶ {Shēn zé xiàn}

Shenze county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei

深圳河 sam¹ zan³ ho⁴ {Shēn zhèn hé}

Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC

深圳市 sam¹ zan³ si⁵ {Shēn zhèn shì}

Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong

深州市 sam¹ zau¹ si⁵ {Shēn zhōu shì}

Shenzhou Hengshui 衡水, Hebei

深棕色 sam¹ zung¹ sik¹ {shēn zōng sè}

dark brown

深藏不露 sam¹ cong⁴ bat¹ lou⁶ {shēn cáng bù lù}

'to hide one's light under a bushel'

深居簡出〔--简-〕 sam¹ geoi¹ gaan² ceot¹ {shēn jū jiǎn chū}

live in seclusion; barely go out (idiom)

深入研究 sam¹ jap⁶ jin⁴ gau³ {shēn rù yán jiū}

in-depth research / study

深有同感 sam¹ jau⁵ tung⁴ gam² {shēn yǒu tóng gǎn}

to feel empathy for someone; to feel the same way as someone

深仇大恨 sam¹ sau⁴ daai⁶ han⁶ {shēn chóu dà hèn}

to bear a deep grudge against somebody; profound hatred

深水埗區〔---区〕 sam¹ seoi² bou² keoi¹ {Shēn shuǐ bù qū}

Sham Shui Po District, in Hong Kong

深睛凸額〔---额〕 sam¹ zing¹ dat⁶ ngaak⁶ {shēn jīng tú é}

to describe someone who looks ugly

深閉固拒〔-闭--〕 sam¹ bai³ gu³ keoi⁵ {shēn bì gù jù}

1. deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate
2. stubborn and perverse

深不可測〔---测〕 sam¹ bat¹ ho² cak¹ {shēn bù kě cè}

1. deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
2. incomprehensible
3. enigmatic and impossible to predict

深層清潔〔-层-洁〕 sam¹ cang⁴ cing¹ git³ {shēn céng qīng jié}

deep cleansing

深情款款 sam¹ cing⁴ fun² fun² {shēn qíng kuǎn kuǎn}

1. loving
2. caring
3. adoring

深情厚意 sam¹ cing⁴ hau⁵ ji³ {shēn qíng hòu yì}

profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

深情厚誼〔---谊〕 sam¹ cing⁴ hau⁵ ji⁴ {shēn qíng hòu yì}

deep friendship

深藏若虛〔---虚〕 sam¹ cong⁴ joek⁶ heoi¹ {shēn cáng ruò xū}

1. to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
2. to hide one's light under a bushel

深得民心 sam¹ dak¹ man⁴ sam¹ {shēn dé mín xīn}

1. to win the hearts of the people
2. to be popular among the masses

深度學習〔--学习〕 sam¹ dou⁶ hok⁶ zaap⁶ {shēn dù xué xí}

deep learning (artificial intelligence)

深孚眾望〔--众-〕 sam¹ fu¹ zung³ mong⁶ {shēn fú zhòng wàng}

1. to enjoy the confidence of the people
2. to be very popular

深耕細作〔--细-〕 sam¹ gaang¹ sai³ zok³ {shēn gēng xì zuò}

deep plowing and careful cultivation

深更半夜 sam¹ gang¹ bun³ je⁶ {shēn gēng bàn yè}

in the dead of night (idiom)

深海煙囪〔--烟囱〕 sam¹ hoi² jin¹ cung¹ {shēn hǎi yān cōng}

1. deep-sea vent
2. black smoker

深海圍網〔--围网〕 sam¹ hoi² wai⁴ mong⁵ {shēn hǎi wéi wǎng}

purse-seine net (fishing)

深入淺出〔--浅-〕 sam¹ jap⁶ cin² ceot¹ {shēn rù qiǎn chū}

1. to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
2. (of language) simple and easy to understand

深入人心 sam¹ jap⁶ jan⁴ sam¹ {shēn rù rén xīn}

1. to enter deeply into people's hearts
2. to have a real impact on the people (idiom)

深源地震 sam¹ jyun⁴ dei⁶ zan³ {shēn yuán dì zhèn}

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

深謀遠慮〔-谋远虑〕 sam¹ mau⁴ jyun⁵ leoi⁶ {shēn móu yuǎn lǜ}

1. lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
2. to plan far ahead (idiom)

深謀遠略〔-谋远-〕 sam¹ mau⁴ jyun⁵ loek⁶ {shēn móu yuǎn lüè}

a well-thought out long-term strategy

深明大義〔---义〕 sam¹ ming⁴ daai⁶ ji⁶ {shēn míng dà yì}

1. to have a high notion of one's duty
2. to be highly principled

深水炸彈〔---弹〕 sam¹ seoi² zaa³ daan² {shēn shuǐ zhà dàn}

depth charge

深信不疑 sam¹ seon³ bat¹ ji⁴ {shēn xìn bù yí}

1. to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
2. absolute certainty about sth

深思熟慮〔---虑〕 sam¹ si¹ suk⁶ leoi⁶ {shēn sī shú lǜ}

1. mature reflection
2. after careful deliberations

深惡痛絕〔-恶-绝〕 sam¹ wu³ tung³ zyut⁶ {shēn wù tòng jué}

1. to detest bitterly (idiom)
2. implacable hatred
3. to abhor
4. anathema

深切治療部〔---疗-〕 sam¹ cit³ zi⁶ liu⁴ bou⁶ {shēn qiè zhì liáo bù}

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

深圳交易所 sam¹ zan³ gaau¹ jik⁶ so² {Shēn zhèn jiāo yì suǒ}

Shenzhen Stock Exchange SZSE

深圳健力寶〔----宝〕 sam¹ zan³ gin⁶ lik⁶ bou² {shēn zhèn jiàn lì bǎo}

Shenzhen Jianlibao (soccer team)

深圳經濟特區〔--经济-区〕 sam¹ zan³ ging¹ zai³ dak⁶ keoi¹ {Shēn zhèn jīng jì tè qū}

the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

深圳證券交易所〔--证----〕 sam¹ zan³ zing³ hyun³ gaau¹ jik⁶ so² {Shēn zhèn Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ}

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, abbr. to 深交所