下沉 xiàchén to sink Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下沉 xiàchén to sink verb to sink down in water; to submerge 我们的船在下沉。 wǒmen de chuán zài xiàchén. Our boat is sinking. to subside verb to sink or drop from a normal position (of the ground, buildings, etc.); to settle 这座城市自建成以来就一直在下沉。 zhè zuò chéngshì zì jiànchéng yǐlái jiù yīzhí zài xiàchén. The city has been sinking ever since it was built. to set to sink below the horizon (of the sun or moon) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.12 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.34 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
下沉 xiàchén to sink verb to sink down in water; to submerge 我们的船在下沉。 wǒmen de chuán zài xiàchén. Our boat is sinking. to subside verb to sink or drop from a normal position (of the ground, buildings, etc.); to settle 这座城市自建成以来就一直在下沉。 zhè zuò chéngshì zì jiànchéng yǐlái jiù yīzhí zài xiàchén. The city has been sinking ever since it was built. to set to sink below the horizon (of the sun or moon) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.12 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.34 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
