深 shēn

1. shēn adjective deep
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in deep water (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 1; GHC '深' 1; Guoyu '深' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '深' 1; NCCED '深' 1; Unihan '深')
2. shēn adjective profound; penetrating
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 深入 (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 2; GHC '深' 2; Guoyu '深' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '深' 4; NCCED '深' 4)
3. shēn adjective dark; deep in color
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Color
   Notes: (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 4; GHC '深' 6; Kroll 2015 '深' 5; NCCED '深' 6)
4. shēn adjective remote in time
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: In the sense of 时间久 (GHC '深' 7; Kroll 2015 '深' 3)
5. shēn noun depth
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Measurement and Control
   Notes: (ABC 'shēn' 深 n; NCCED '深' 2; Unihan '深')
6. shēn adjective far
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '深' 2)
7. shēn adjective to withdraw; to recede
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '深' 2a)
8. shēn adjective thick; lush
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 茂盛 (Guoyu '深' adj 5)
9. shēn adjective intimate; close
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 3; NCCED '深' 5)
10. shēn adjective late
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
    Notes: At night (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 5; Guoyu '深' adj 4; NCCED '深' 7)
11. shēn adjective great
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: In the sense of a great difference between top and botton or between inner and outer (GHC '深' 2)
12. shēn adjective grave; serious
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'shēn' 深 sv 6)
13. shēn adverb very
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: In the sense of 很多 (Guoyu '深' adv; NCCED '深' 8; Unihan '深')
14. shēn verb to dig; to go deep into; to be well versed in
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '深' 6)
15. shēn verb to survey; to probe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 探测 (GHC '深' 8)

Contained in

• 深渊(深淵) abyss
• 高城深池 high walls and deep moat; impenetrable defense
• 深得民心 to win the hearts of the people; to be popular among the masses
• 深度尺 depth indicator or gauge
• 深棕 brown (color)
• 深处(深處) depth
• 深信不疑 to believe firmly without any doubt; absolute certainty about sth
• 深追 study deeply
• 深入 to penetrate deeply; thorough ; thorough; profound
• 深深 profound
• 深恶痛绝(深惡痛絕) to detest bitterly; implacable hatred; to abhor; anathema
• 深耕 deep plowing; thorough penetration; thorough development (of a market segment etc)
• 殊深轸念(殊深軫念) extreme solicitude; expressing the deepest condolences; to feel deeply concerned
• 景深 depth of field
• 老谋深算(老謀深算) rigorous schemes and deep foresight; astute and circumspect
• 深浅(深淺) depth ; dimensions; degree
• 浅深(淺深) depth
• 深层次(深層次) deep level; deep-seated; in-depth
• 深谋远略(深謀遠略) a well-thought out long-term strategy
• 深谋远虑(深謀遠慮) deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead
• 意义深长(意義深長) a profound meaning
• 深挖 to dredge
• 深根固本 deep rooted, solid foundation; immovable
• 深秋 late autumn
• 极深研几(極深研幾) deep and detailed investigation
• 高岸深谷 high bank, deep valley; a secluded location
• 深谷 deep valley; ravine
• 水深 depth (of waterway); sounding
• 深信 to firmly believe
• 更深人静(更深人靜) deep at night and all is quiet
• 高深 profound
• 酒香不怕巷子深 fragrant wine fears no dark alley; quality goods need no advertising
• 不深 not deep
• 深挚(深摯) heartfelt and genuine
• 深夜 late at night
• 加深 to deepen; to intensify
• 幽深 serene and hidden in depth or distance
• 深耕细作(深耕細作) deep plowing and careful cultivation
• 艰深(艱深) abstruse
• 深绿(深綠) dark green
• 一往情深 deeply attached; devoted
• 发人深思(發人深思) thought-provoking; to give one food for thought
• 高深莫测(高深莫測) profound mystery
• 深成岩 plutonic rock; abyssal rock
• 深察名号(深察名號) thorough examination of names

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Collocations

• 深衣 (深衣) 主人深衣練冠 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 9
• 深四 (深四) 深四尺 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 覲禮 第十 10. Rites of the (imperial) audience — count: 5
• 堂深 (堂深) 南北以堂深 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 4
• 深目 (深目) 深目而豭喙 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 人深 (人深) 不如仁聲之入人深也 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心上 Jin Xin I — count: 3
• 深二 (深二) 鑿深二寸有半 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3
• 可深 (可深) 可淺可深 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 3
• 入深 (入深) 良弓難張然可以及高入深良馬難乘然可以任重致遠良才難令然可以致君見尊是故江河不惡小谷之滿己也故能大聖人者事無辭也物無違也故能為天下器 — Mozi 墨子, 卷一 親士 Book 1 - Make Close the Scholars — count: 3
• 凿深 (鑿深) 量其鑿深以為輻廣 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3
• 深林 (深林) 居深林廣澤之中 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢解第六十四 Chapter 64: Resolving a Situation — count: 2