沉睡

chénshuì

verb #10,487

Meanings

1 to be fast asleep
2 to be in a deep sleep
3 to lie dormant

Characters

to sink; deep; heavy

Examples

HSK 1

孩子们都沉睡了。

Háizi men dōu chénshuì le.

The children are all fast asleep.

HSK 7-9

这座火山已经沉睡了数百年。

Zhè zuò huǒshān yǐjīng chénshuì le shùbǎi nián.

This volcano has been dormant for several hundred years.

Tips

usage

沉睡 can be literal (deep sleep) or figurative (lying dormant/undiscovered). It's more literary than 睡着 (shuìzháo, to fall asleep).

Stroke Order

沉 chén

睡 shuì