chén lún

Traditional: 沉淪

沉沦 (chén lún) is a Chinese word meaning “to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sink into (vice, depravity etc)
  2. 2to pass into oblivion
  3. 3downfall; passing

Characters in 沉沦

沉chén · to submerge沦lún · to sink (into ruin, oblivion)

Related words

沉默taciturn沉to submerge沉variant of 沉[chen2]沉重heavy沉迷to be engrossed沉浸to soak消沉to sink into despondency沉睡to be fast asleep沉没to sink沉溺(fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc)沉溺variant of 沉溺[chen2 ni4]沉醉to become intoxicated

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