HSK 6 · Adjectives

深沉 shēnchén “deep” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 深沉 means

  1. deep
  2. reserved
  3. (of a sound) low
  4. profound
  5. (of a person) reserved
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • undemonstrative
  • (of a voice, sound etc) deep
  • low-pitched

How to say 深沉

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale深shēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale沉chén2nd tone, rising

深沉 in a sentence

  1. 大提琴的声音很深沉。

    Dàtíqín de shēngyīn hěn shēnchén.

    The cello has a deep, rich sound.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他是一个深沉的人，不太说话。

    Tā shì yí ge shēnchén de rén, bú tài shuōhuà.

    He’s a reserved person and doesn’t say much.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 深沉 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 深 (shēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
深shēndeep
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 罙deep
The character 沉 (chén) with each of its parts in a different colour
沉chénto submerge
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 冗excessive · rǒng

How to write 深沉

深 11 strokes · 沉 7 strokes

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深沉 (shēnchén) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 深沉 (shēnchén). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 深沉

Words with 深

深shēn · deep深刻shēnkè · profound深奥shēn'ào · profound资深zīshēn · senior博大精深bódàjīngshēn · broad and profound (of knowledge or culture)根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyì · deep friendship

Words with 沉

沉默chénmò · silent沉思chénsī · to ponder沉闷chénmèn · oppressive沉重chénzhòng · heavy沉着chénzhuó · calm and collected沉淀chéndiàn · to settle

More words: Adjectives

上进shàngjìn · eager to improve擅自shànzì · without permission奢侈shēchǐ · luxurious深奥shēn'ào · profound生疏shēngshū · unfamiliar神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred

FAQs

深沉 (shēnchén) means “deep” or “reserved”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shēnchén: shēn with a 1st tone, then chén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 深沉 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenchen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 深沉 from the suggestions. Typing shenchen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
深沉 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.