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沉睡

chén shuì · chen shui

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Meaning

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  1. to be fast asleep
  2. (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
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A hundred years of sleep

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)读(dú)睡美人(shuìměirén)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    I'm reading the story of Sleeping Beauty.

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)沉睡(chénshuì)了(le)一百年(yībǎinián)，对吧(duìba)？

    She slept deeply for a hundred years, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，王子(wángzǐ)一来(yīlái)，她(tā)就(jiù)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

    Yes, as soon as the prince came, she woke up.

  4. Liangliang

    要是(yàoshi)我(wǒ)沉睡(chénshuì)一百年(yībǎinián)，谁(shéi)来(lái)叫醒(jiàoxǐng)我(wǒ)？

    If I slept for a hundred years, who would wake me up?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)，用(yòng)闹钟(nàozhōng)！

    I will, with an alarm clock!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

婴(yīng)儿(ér)在(zài)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)的(de)怀(huái)里(lǐ)沉(chén)睡(shuì)。

The baby is fast asleep in its mother's arms.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)古(gǔ)城(chéng)在(zài)沙(shā)漠(mò)中(zhōng)沉(chén)睡(shuì)了(le)千(qiān)年(nián)。

This ancient city lay dormant in the desert for a thousand years.

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