沉
淀

To settle in Chinese: 沉淀 (chén diàn)

chén diàn

to settle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 沉澱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to settle; to precipitate
  2. 2sedimentation

Stroke order

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沉
淀

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

沉淀

Simplified

沉澱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 沉淀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 水里的泥沙慢慢沉淀到了瓶底。

    shuǐ lǐ de ní shā màn màn chén diàn dào le píng dǐ。

    The mud in the water slowly settled to the bottom of the bottle.

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Related words

沉

chén

to submerge

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

沉浸

chén jìn

to soak

沉闷

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

沉迷

chén mí

to be engrossed

沉思

chén sī

to contemplate

沉稳

chén wěn

steady

沉着

chén zhuó

steady

淀粉

diàn fěn

starch

积淀

jī diàn

deposits accumulated over long periods

消沉

xiāo chén

depressed

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