Definition
沉没 primarily refers to a ship or boat sinking underwater. It also has a figurative meaning: to be overlooked, forgotten, or to live in obscurity — for example, a person's talents being buried.
v.
(of ships) to sinkto founder(figurative) to remain obscure and insignificantto be lost from public view
Examples
- 沉没。Nà sōu huòlún zài bàofēngyǔ zhōng chén méi le.That cargo ship sank in the storm.
- 沉没，。Tā nàxiē cáihuá zài suìyuè zhōng chén méi le, wúrén zhīxiǎo.His talents sank into oblivion over the years, known to no one.
- 沉没，。Gōngsī suǒyǒu de tóuzī dōu chén méi le, xuèběn wú guī.All the company's investments were lost, leaving nothing.
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