沉睡 meaning in English
to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
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Meaning of 沉睡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chénshuì
- to be fast asleep
- (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
沉睡 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
无色的绿色意念愤怒地沉睡著。
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
中国是一只沉睡的狮子，一旦觉醒，将会震惊世界。
China is a sleeping tiger, but once it wakes up, it will shock the world.
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沉 chén · to submerge · 7 strokes
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睡 shuì · to sleep · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沉睡.
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 午睡 | wǔshuì | to take a nap in the afternoon |
| 睡着 | shuìzháo | to fall asleep |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard |
| 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep; to sleep |
| 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 |
| 睡袋 | shuìdài | sleeping bag |
Questions about 沉睡
What does 沉睡 mean?
沉睡 (chénshuì) means "to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered".
How do you write 沉睡?
沉睡 is made of 2 characters: 沉 (7 strokes), 睡 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.