# 深沉 (shēnchén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 深沉 (shēnchén) means “deep; reserved (personality)”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: deep; reserved (personality)
- Pinyin: shēnchén (shen1 chen2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他性格深沉，很少在别人面前表露感情。
  Tā xìnggé shēnchén, hěn shǎo zài biérén miànqián biǎolù gǎnqíng.
  He has a reserved personality and rarely talks about his feelings in front of others.

## Characters

- [深](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-deep/) (shēn): deep
- [沉](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-heavy/) (chén): heavy; to sink

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-chen-deep/

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