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深

shēn · shen

Traditional 㴱

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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shēn 深

  1. deep (lit. and fig.)

shēn 㴱

  1. old variant of 深 (shēn)
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Awake in the deep night

  1. Liangliang

    夜(yè)深(shēn)了(le)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)睡(shuì)？

    It's late at night. Why aren't you asleep yet?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    I'm looking at my phone.

  3. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)还(hái)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    You have to work tomorrow.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，可是(kěshì)夜(yè)越(yuè)深(shēn)我(wǒ)越(yuè)清醒(qīngxǐng)。

    I know, but the deeper the night, the more awake I am.

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)你(nǐ)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)上班(shàngbān)的(de)时候(shíhou)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    You said that yesterday, then fell asleep at work.

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01

他(tā)的(de)故(gù)事(shi)给(gěi)我(wǒ)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)很(hěn)深(shēn)的(de)印(yìn)象(xiàng)。

I was very impressed by his story.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)池(chí)塘(táng)有(yǒu)三(sān)米(mǐ)深(shēn)。

The pond is 3 meters deep.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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