shēn

old variant of 深

adjective(副) HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 㴱

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  • 加深jiāshēnto deepenB5
  • 深度shēndùdepthB5
  • 深厚shēnhòudeepB5
  • 深刻shēnkèprofoundB5
  • 深入shēnrùto penetrate deeplyB5
  • 深远shēnyuǎnfar-reachingB5
  • 深夜shēnyèvery late at nightB6

See it in sentences

这条河很深。

This river is deep.

夜已经很深了。

It is late at night.