沉睡

chén shuì

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to be fast asleep
  2. (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered

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In real sentences 真实例句

无色wúsè的de绿色lǜsè意念yìniàn愤怒fènnù地de沉睡chénshuì著zhù。

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

Tatoeba #759734

无色wúsè的de绿色lǜsè观念guānniàn激烈jīliè地de沉睡chénshuì著zhù。

The green color sleeps fiercely in a colorless way.

Tatoeba #13620395

中国Zhōngguó是shì一yī只zhǐ沉睡chénshuì的de狮子shīzi，一旦yīdàn觉醒juéxǐng，将会jiānghuì震惊zhènjīng世界shìjiè。

China is a sleeping tiger, but once it wakes up, it will shock the world.

Tatoeba #3285886

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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