沉淀

chéndiàn

In Mandarin Chinese, 沉淀 (chéndiàn) means “to settle; sediment”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

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河水静置后，底部的泥沙会沉淀下来。
Héshuǐ jìngzhì hòu, dǐbù de níshā huì chéndiàn xiàlái.
After the river water stands still, the mud and sand at the bottom will settle.

Words with 沉

淀

diàn

shallow lake (usu. in place names); to form sediment; to precipitate

Words with 淀