chén​shuì

to lie dormant

  • created sense approved 沉睡 · chén​shuì · to be fast asleep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉睡

    chén​shuì

    to be fast asleep

    to sleep soundly; to be sunk in sleep; to slumber

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · deeply 睡 (literal) → 睡 · shuì · to sleep

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  • created sense approved 沉睡 · chén​shuì · to lie dormant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉睡

    chén​shuì

    to lie dormant

    (figurative) to lie dormant or undiscovered for a long time, such as natural resources or talent

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · deeply 睡 (literal) → 睡 · shuì · to sleep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense