Word information
Simplified沉寂
Traditional沉寂
Pinyinchén jì
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沉chén
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy; variant of 沉[chen2]
沉默chénmòtaciturn; uncommunicative; silent
沉重chénzhòngheavy; hard; serious; critical
寂寞jìmòlonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
沉淀chéndiàn(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation); variant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]
沉甸甸chéndiàndiànheavy