沉淀 meaning in English
(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate
Meaning of 沉淀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
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)
chéndiàn
- variant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]
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沉 chén · to submerge · 7 strokes
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淀 diàn · marsh · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沉淀.
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard |
| 沉浸 | chénjìn | to soak; to permeate |
| 沉迷 | chénmí | to be engrossed; to be absorbed with |
| 消沉 | xiāochén | to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet |
| 沉闷 | chénmèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy |
| 沉思 | chénsī | to contemplate; to ponder |
| 沉着 | chénzhuó | steady; calm and collected |
| 沉稳 | chénwěn | steady; calm |
| 淀粉 | diànfěn | starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n |
| 积淀 | jīdiàn | deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom |
| 沉甸甸 | chéndiàndiàn | heavy |
Questions about 沉淀
What does 沉淀 mean?
沉淀 (chéndiàn) means "(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 沉淀?
沉淀 is made of 2 characters: 沉 (7 strokes), 淀 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 沉淀 an HSK word?
Yes. 沉淀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 沉淀 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 沉淀 is written 沉澱.