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  sam1   jyutping
  shen1 shen4   pinyin
[1] deep; depth [2] profound; mysterious; difficult; abstruse [3] close; intimate [4] very; extremely

adjective
Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 13319 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  sam1 seoi2  shen1 shui3 = deep water; (placename) Sum Sui
detail  sam1 fu1 kap1  shen1 hu1 xi1 = to take deep breath
detail  sam1 gong2  shen1 gang3 = Shenzhen and Hong Kong
detail  sam1 sik1  shen1 se4 = dark, dark colored
detail  sam1 seon3  shen1 xin4 = resolutely believe; sincerely believe
detail  sam1 jap6  shen1 ru4 = penetrate deeply; thorough; thoroughly
detail  sam1 cit3  shen1 qie4 = sincere; heartfelt
detail  sam1 hak1  shen1 ke4 = profound; deep
detail  sam1 faa3  shen1 hua4 = intensify; deepen
detail  sam1 hau5  shen1 hou4 = deep; profound
detail  sam1 je6  shen1 ye4 = late at night; in the deep of the night
detail  sam1 ou3  shen1 ao4 = abstruse; deep; difficult to understand; profound
detail  sam1 dou6  shen1 du4 = depth
detail  sam1 cing4  shen1 qing2 = deep (emotion; feelings)
detail  sam1 cam4  shen1 chen2 = deep
detail  sam1 cin2  shen1 qian3 = depth; seriousness
detail  sam1 cyu3/syu3  shen1 chu4 = abyss; depths
detail  sam1 jyun5  shen1 yuan3 = deep and long-lasting; profound
detail  sam1 zung6  shen1 zhong4 = very serious; grave
detail  gaa1 sam1  jia1 shen1 = to deepen
detail  sam1 sau6  shen1 shou4 = to receive in depth
detail  sam1 seoi2 bou2  shen1 shui3 bu4 = Sham Shui Po
detail  sam1 ngoi3  shen1 ai4 = affectionate
detail  sam1 zan3  shen1 zhen4 (PRC), shen1 zun4 (Taiwan) = Shenzhen
detail  gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3  gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 = deep-rooted
detail  sam1 si1  shen1 si1 = to ponder, to consider
detail  sam1 cou3  shen1 zao4 = pursue advanced studies
detail  sam1 zan3 si5  shen1 zhen4 shi4 (PRC), shen1 zun4 shi4 (Taiwan) = Shenzhen
detail  zi1 sam1  zi1 shen1 = senior
detail  sam1 laam4 sik1   = dark/navy blue
detail  sam1 fui1   = dark gray/grey; charcoal gray
detail  sam1 hung4   = dark red, crimson
detail  sam1 fui1 sik1   = dark gray/grey, charcoal gray
detail  sam1 jap6 jin4 gau3  shen1 ru4 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), shen1 ru4 yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = lucubrate (produce scholarship); deep research
detail  sam1 si1 suk6 leoi6  shen1 si1 shu2 lv4 = deliberateness, mull
detail  zoi6 sam1 cyu3 /syu3  zai4 shen1 chu4 = deeply
detail  jan3 zoeng6 sam1 hak1  yin4 xiang4 shen1 ke4 = impress
detail  sam1 sam1   = deep, profound, dark
detail  sam1 sau6 oi3 daai3 dik1 gwok3 wong4   = a beloved king
detail  zi1 sam1 zit3 muk6 zyu2 ci4 jan4   = a veteran gameshow host
detail  sam1 zan3 ho4  shen1 zhen4 he2 (PRC), shen1 zun4 he2 (Taiwan) = Shenzhen River
detail  sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6  shen1 cang2 bu4*2 lou4 = to hide your light under a bushel
detail  sam1 fe1 sik1   = dark brown
detail  sam1 seoi2 hoi2   = [n] deep sea
detail  sam1 jap6 jan4 sam1  shen1 ru4 ren2 xin1 = interiorize
detail  sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6   = describes an ugly person (lit., "sunken eyes, bulging forehead")
detail  jat1 wong5 cing4 sam1  yi1 wang3 qing2 shen1 = be passionately devoted; be head over heels in love
detail  sam1 cit3 zi6 liu4 bou6   = intensive care unit (ICU)
detail  sam1 jyun1  shen1 yuan1 = the abyss
detail  sam1 seoi6  shen1 sui4 = deep (valley or night), abstruse, hidden in depth
detail  sam1 bat1 zi6  shen1 bi3 zi4 = traditional Chinese characters
detail  sam1 seoi2 zaa3 daan6*2  shen1 shui3 zha4 dan4 = depth charge
detail  sam1 daan6*2  shen1 dan4 = depth charge
detail  gaan1 sam1  jian1 shen1 = abstruse; difficult to understand
detail ,  kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1  qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 = No money no friends
detail  zeoi6 jip6 sam1 zung6  zui4 nie4 shen1 zhong4 = sinful; extremely wicked
detail  saai2 duk6 cing4 sam1  shi4 du2 qing2 shen1 = parental love
detail  faat3 jan4 sam1 sing2  fa1 ren2 shen1 sheng3 = provide food for thought
detail  sam1 jap6 man4 sam1  shen1 ru4 min2 xin1 = leave a deep impression on people
detail  sam1 geoi1 gaan2 ceot1  shen1 ju1 jian3 chu1 = lead a secluded life; live like a hermit
detail  cing4 sam1 ji6 zung6  qing2 shen1 yi4 zhong4 = deep affection and loyalty
detail  sam1 siu1  shen1 xiao1 = late night
detail  bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1  boi2 da4 jing1 shen1 = extensive and profound
detail     = be up to one's knees in trouble; be in dire circumstances
detail  gou1 sam1  gao1 shen1 = advanced, profound
detail  je6 sam1 jan4 zing6  ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4 = the dead of the night; in the calm of the late night
detail  sam1 cau1  shen1 qiu1 = late autumn
detail  jap6 sai3 mei6 sam1  ru4 shi4 wei4 shen1 = socially inexperienced
detail  sam1 jap6 cin2 ceot1  shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1 = explain the profound in simple terms
detail  zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1  zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle
detail  zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1  zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle
detail  sam1 zan3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Shenzhen Airlines
detail  sam1 zan3 se4 hau2   = Shekou in Shenzhen
detail  sam1 zeng2   = Sham Tseng (coastal area in Tsuen Wan famous for roasted goose)
detail 穿  gong2 sam1 cyun1 so1 baa1 si6*2   = Cross-Border Shuttle Bus
detail  sam1 wu6 gu2 si5  shen1 hu4 gu3 shi4 = Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchanges
detail  sam1 ji1  shen1 yi1 = shenyi
detail  sing4 fu2 mat6 sam1  cheng2 fu3 mi4 shen1 = (of sb's mind) to be deep and shrewd
detail  gim1 dip6 cing4 sam1  jian1 die2 qing2 shen1 = (of a husband and wife) loving and devoted
detail  nam2 sam1 jat1 cang4   = on second thoughts

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detail 可惜那天限於時間我們沒有這個問題深入交談
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

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