沉淀

沉淀 chéndiàn in a sentence

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)†

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

沉淀 (chéndiàn) means (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate, (chemistry) sediment; precipitate, (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation) †. Below are 2 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

这些经验需要时间慢慢 沉淀 。

Zhèxiē jīngyàn xūyào shíjiān mànmàn chéndiàn.

Experience like this needs time to settle and mature.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 沉淀

水静置一夜,泥沙就 沉淀 到了底部。

Shuǐ jìngzhì yí yè, níshā jiù chéndiàn dào le dǐbù.

Left overnight, the silt settled to the bottom of the water.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 沉淀

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How is 沉淀 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 沉淀 (chéndiàn, "(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate, (chemistry) sediment; precipitate, (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation) †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 沉淀 an HSK word?

Yes — 沉淀 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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