沉沦

沉淪

chénlún

verb #15,249

Meanings

1 to sink into (vice, depravity, etc.)
2 to fall; to degenerate
3 downfall

Characters

to sink; to be ruined

Examples

HSK 4

不能因为一次失败就沉沦下去。

Bùnéng yīnwèi yī cì shībài jiù chénlún xiàqù.

You can't sink into despair just because of one failure.

HSK 7-9

他沉沦在酒精中无法自拔。

Tā chénlún zài jiǔjīng zhōng wúfǎ zìbá.

He sank into alcohol and couldn't pull himself out.

Tips

culture

《沉沦》 is a famous 1921 short story by Yu Dafu (郁达夫), considered a landmark of modern Chinese literature. It depicts the psychological struggles of a Chinese student in Japan.

Stroke Order

沉 chén

沦 lún