Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

chén 辰 N time (See dànchén 诞辰.)
chén 晨 N early morning (See zǎochén 早晨.)
chén 沉 I V sink ■ 一公斤铁在水里会沉，一公斤 棉花会沉吗？Yì gōngjīn tiě zài shuǐ li huì chén, yì
gōng jīn miánhuā huì chén ma? While a kilogram of iron will sink in water, will a kilogram of
cotton? II ADJ 1 deep, profound 2 heavy
chédiàn 沉淀 N sediment
chénmèn 沉闷 [comp: 沉 heavy + 闷 depressed] ADJ 1 (of weather) depressing, oppressive 2 (of moods)
in low spirit 3 (of ambiance, atmosphere) dull, boring
chénmò 沉默 [comp: 沉 deep + 默 silent] ADJ silent, reticent ■ 他总是很沉默，没人知道他到底在 想
什么。Tā zǒngshì hěn chénmò, méi rén zhīdào tā dàodǐ zài xiǎng shénme. He is always reticent,
and nobody knows what he is thinking.
chénsī 沉思 [modif: 沉 deep + 思 think] V ponder, be lost in thought
chéntòng 沉痛 [modif: 沉 heavy + 痛 agonized] ADJ deeply grieved, in deep sorrow
chénzhòng 沉重 [comp: 沉 heavy + 重 heavy] ADJ heavy, serious
chénzhuó 沉着 ADJ cool-headed, composed
chén 臣 N official in a court, minister (See dàchén大臣.)
chén 尘 TRAD 塵 N dust (See huīchén 灰尘.)
chèn 衬 TRAD 襯 N lining, underwear
chènshān 衬衫 N shirt (件 jiàn) ■ 你去公司上 班，当然要每天换衬衫。Nǐ qù gōngsī shàngbān,
dāngrán yào měitiān huàn chènshān. If you work in a company, of course you should change shirts
every day.
chèntuō 衬托 V set off, make noticeable and attractive
chènyī 衬衣 N shirt or similar underwear (件 jiàn) ■ 他拿着干净的衬衣短裤，进浴室去洗澡。 Tā
názhe gānjìng de chènyī duǎnkù, jìn yùshì qù xǐzǎo. Carrying clean underwear, he went into the
bathroom to take a bath.
chèn 趁 PREP taking advantage of, while, when ■ 我想趁这个机会，向大家说几句话。Wǒ xiǎng chèn
zhège jīhuì, xiàng dàjiā shuō jǐ jù huà. I’d like to take this opportunity to say a few words to you. ■
趁王董事长也在这里，我想报告一下最 近的营业情况。Chèn Wáng dǒngshìzhǎng yě zài zhèli,
wǒ xiǎng bàogào yíxià zuìjìn de yíngyè qíngkuàng. Now that Chairman Wang is here, I’d like to
report our recent business situation.
chèn 称 TRAD 稱 V match, suit
chènxīn 称心 [v+obj: 称 suit + 心 one’s heart] ADJ very much to one’s liking, find ... satisfactory
chèn xīn ru yi 称心如意 ADJ after one’s own heart, to one’s heart’s content
chēng 称 TRAD 稱 V 1 call, be known as, address ... as ■ 电脑又称计算机。Diànnǎo yòu chēng jìsuànjī.
“Diannao” is also known as “jisuanji.” ■ 他比我们都大一点，我们都称 他“李大哥。”Tā bǐ
wǒmen dōu dà yìdiǎn, wǒmen dōu chēng tā “Lǐ dàgē.” As he is older than we are, we all call him
“Elder Brother Li.” 2 weigh ■ 他去飞机场之前，称了一下行李，看 看有没有超重。Tā qù
fēijīchǎng zhī qián, chēngle yíxià xíngli, kànkan yǒu méi yǒu chāozhòng. He weighed his luggage
before leaving for the airport to make sure it was not overweight.
chēnghào 称号 N honorific title
chēnghu 称呼 [comp: 称 call, name + 呼 call] V & n call, address; form of address ■ 我见了你的 父
母，该怎么称呼他们？Wǒjiàn le nǐde fùmǔ, gāi zěnme chēnghu tāmen? How should I address
your parents when I meet them? ■ 使用正确的称 呼是很重要的。Shǐyòng zhèngquè de chēnghu
shì hěn zhòngyào de. The use of correct forms of address is very important.
chēngzàn 称赞 [comp: 称 praise + 赞 praise] V compliment, praise ■ 老板称赞他工作努力，成绩 优
秀。Lǎobǎn chēngzàn tā gōngzuò nǔlì, chéngjì yōuxiù. The boss praised him as a hardworking
high achiever.
chēng 撑 V support, prop up
chéng 成 V become, turn into ■ 几年没见, 她 成了一个漂亮的大姑娘了。Jǐnián méi jiàn, tā chéngle
yí ge piàoliang de dàgūniang le. After several years’ absence, she had become a pretty young lady.