深 (shēn) means Deep (profound). Below are 24 of the 36 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这条河很 深 ，别下去。
Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, bié xiàqù.
This river is deep; do not go in.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 深
他给我留下了很 深 的印象。
Tā gěi wǒ liú xià le hěn shēn de yìnxiàng.
He made a deep impression on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 深
这棵树的根很 深 。
Zhè kē shù de gēn hěn shēn.
The roots of this tree go deep.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根
深 夜的街道很安静。
Shēn yè de jiēdào hěn ānjìng.
The streets are quiet late at night.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 夜
这条峡谷又 深 又长。
Zhè tiáo xiágǔ yòu shēn yòu cháng.
This gorge is deep and long.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 峡谷
深 夜的山村格外寂静。
Shēnyè de shāncūn géwài jìjìng.
The mountain village is especially still late at night.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 寂静
这本书的道理很 深 奥。
Zhè běn shū de dàolǐ hěn shēn'ào.
The reasoning in this book is very profound.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 深奥
他陷入了 深 深 的思考。
Tā xiànrù le shēnshēn de sīkǎo.
He sank into deep thought.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陷入
这句话里蕴藏着 深 意。
Zhè jù huà lǐ yùncángzhe shēnyì.
There is a deep meaning contained in this sentence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蕴藏
他的爱是 深 沉而无声的。
Tā de ài shì shēnchén ér wúshēng de.
His love is deep and silent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 深沉
这本书给我的印象很 深 刻。
Zhè běn shū gěi wǒ de yìnxiàng hěn shēnkè.
This book made a deep impression on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 深刻
这位老校长 深 受师生爱戴。
Zhè wèi lǎo xiàozhǎng shēn shòu shīshēng àidài.
This old principal is deeply loved and respected by teachers and students.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 爱戴
他手臂上有一道很 深 的疤。
Tā shǒubì shang yǒu yí dào hěn shēn de bā.
He has a deep scar on his arm.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 疤
中国的传统文化博大精 深 。
Zhōngguó de chuántǒng wénhuà bódàjīngshēn.
Chinese traditional culture is broad and profound.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 博大精深
这种观念在当地根 深 蒂固。
Zhè zhǒng guānniàn zài dāngdì gēn shēn dì gù.
This idea is deeply rooted in the locality.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根深蒂固
他在会上做了 深 刻的检讨。
Tā zài huì shang zuò le shēnkè de jiǎntǎo.
He made a searching self-criticism at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 检讨
夜色 深 沉，四周一片安静。
Yèsè shēnchén, sìzhōu yí piàn ānjìng.
The night was deep and all around was quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 深沉
深 呼吸可以让人镇静下来。
Shēn hūxī kěyǐ ràng rén zhènjìng xiàlái.
Deep breathing can calm a person down.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镇静
这次活动加 深 了我们的友谊。
Zhè cì huódòng jiāshēn le wǒmen de yǒuyì.
This event deepened our friendship.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 友谊
他的眼神传达出 深 深 的谢意。
Tā de yǎnshén chuándá chū shēnshēn de xièyì.
His eyes conveyed deep gratitude.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 传达
他为官廉洁， 深 受百姓爱戴。
Tā wéi guān liánjié, shēn shòu bǎixìng àidài.
He was an honest official and much loved by the people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 廉洁
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深 appears in 36 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 深
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Questions about 深
How is 深 used in a sentence?
This page shows 36 sentences using 深 (shēn, "Deep (profound)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 深 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 深 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 深 an HSK word?
Yes — 深 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 深?
The dictionary page for 深 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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