(chéng) — to settle (of sediment or liquid); to become clear

Definition

Used mainly in written Chinese to describe liquid becoming clear as sediment sinks to the bottom — more literary than the everyday verb 沉淀 (chéndiàn).

verb
to settle (of sediment or liquid)to become clear

Beispiele

  • Hé shuǐ màn màn dì chéng qīng le.
    The river water gradually became clear after the sediment settled.
  • Bǎ jiǔ dào jìn píng lǐ, děng zá zhì chéng xià qù zài hē.
    Pour the wine into the bottle, wait for the impurities to settle, then drink.
  • Jīng guò yí yè, bēi zhōng de ní shā dōu chéng xià lái le.
    After one night, all the sand in the cup settled down.

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