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沉浸

chén jìn · chen jin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to soak
  2. to permeate
  3. to immerse
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In a conversation

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Missed my stop

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)坐过站(zuòguòzhàn)了(le)？

    Why did you miss your stop?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)沉浸(chénjìn)在(zài)小说(xiǎoshuō)里(lǐ)，一点(yīdiǎn)都(dōu)没(méi)发现(fāxiàn)。

    I was immersed in my novel. I did not notice at all.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)本(běn)小说(xiǎoshuō)？

    Which novel?

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)一本(yīběn)推理(tuīlǐ)小说(xiǎoshuō)。我(wǒ)一(yī)看(kàn)就(jiù)沉浸(chénjìn)进去(jìnqù)了(le)。

    A mystery. When I start reading, I am immersed right away.

  5. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)，免得(miǎnde)你(nǐ)又(yòu)沉浸(chénjìn)在(zài)小说(xiǎoshuō)里(lǐ)。

    Tomorrow I will ride with you, so you are not immersed in it again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)安(ān)静(jìng)的(de)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，我(wǒ)们(men)沉(chén)浸(jìn)在(zài)夜(yè)莺(yīng)悦(yuè)耳(ěr)的(de)歌(gē)声(shēng)中(zhōng)。

In the evening quiet, we enjoy the song of the euphonious nightingale.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)整(zhěng)天(tiān)沉(chén)浸(jìn)在(zài)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)里(lǐ)，连(lián)饭(fàn)都(dōu)忘(wàng)了(le)吃(chī)。

He was immersed in the novel all day and even forgot to eat.

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