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

孩子们都沉睡了。

Háizi men dōu chénshuì le.

The children are all fast asleep.

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