Word: 深 (shēn)

井里栽花，根子深

jǐng lǐ zāihuā, gēnzi shēn

planting flowers in a well: the roots go deep

他伸出脚，试探水到底有多深。

Tā shēnchū jiǎo, shìtàn shuǐ dàodǐ yǒu duō shēn.

He stuck out his foot to test how deep the water was.

他对故乡有很深的情结。

Tā duì gùxiāng yǒu hěn shēn de qíngjié.

He has a deep complex about his hometown.

他心里藏着很深的恶。

Tā xīnli cáng zhe hěn shēn de è.

He hides a deep evil in his heart.

他深吸一口气，潜入了水中。

Tā shēn xī yìkǒuqì, qiánrùle shuǐ zhōng.

He took a deep breath and dived into the water.

他的故事给我留下了很深的印象。

Tā de gùshi gěi wǒ liúxiàle hěn shēn de yìnxiàng.

I was much impressed by his story.

他眼角的皱纹越来越深了。

Tā yǎnjiǎo de zhòuwén yuèláiyuè shēnle.

The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes are getting deeper.

你说的我深有同感。

Nǐ shuō de wǒ shēn yǒu tónggǎn.

I feel exactly the same about what you said.

夜越深，街上越发安静。

Yè yuè shēn, jiēshang yuèfā ānjìng.

The deeper the night, the ever quieter the street became.

她喜欢穿深颜色的衣服。

Tā xǐhuan chuān shēn yánsè de yīfu.

She likes to wear dark colours.

好酒不怕巷子深

hǎo jiǔ búpà xiàngzi shēn

good wine doesn't fear a deep alley

山边有一个很深的洞穴。

Shān biān yǒu yí gè hěn shēn de dòngxué.

There is a very deep cave on the side of the mountain.

山高有个顶，海深有个底

shān gāo yǒu ge dǐng, hǎi shēn yǒu gè dǐ

mountains have a peak, and the sea has a bottom

峡谷对他来说非常深。

Xiágǔ duì tā lái shuō fēicháng shēn.

The gorge looked very deep to him.

我不知道这个湖有多深。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zhège hú yǒu duō shēn.

I don't know how deep the lake is.

我对那位女士印象不深。

Wǒ duì nà wèi nǚshì yìnxiàng bù shēn.

I don't remember much about that woman.

有些人对农村人有很深的成见。

Yǒuxiē rén duì nóngcūn rén yǒu hěn shēn de chéngjiàn.

Some people hold deep prejudices against people from the countryside.

根深才会叶茂

gēn shēn cái huì Yè mào

only with deep roots will the leaves be lush

泰山高还有天，沧海深还有底

Tài Shān gāo háiyǒu tiān, Cānghǎi shēn háiyǒu dǐ

high as Mount Tai, there is still sky above; deep as the ocean, there is still a bottom

涉浅水者得鱼虾，涉深水者擒蛟龙

shè qiǎnshuǐzhě dé yúxiā, shè shēn shuǐzhě qín jiāolóng

those who wade shallow water get fish and shrimp; those who wade deep water catch dragons

爱得深，恨得也深。

Ài de shēn, hèn de yě shēn.

Those who love too much, hate in like extreme.

父母与孩子之间的亲情最深。

Fùmǔ yǔ háizi zhījiān de qīnqíng zuì shēn.

The love between parents and children is the deepest.

老房子的地基有多深？

Lǎo fángzi de dìjī yǒu duō shēn?

How deep is the foundation of the old house?

草深不碍路

cǎo shēn bú'ài lù

Deep grass doesn't block the road

草深虫子密，林大鸟儿多

cǎo shēn chóngzi mì, lín dà niǎor duō

Where the grass is deep, bugs are thick; where the forest is big, birds are many

请深吸一口气。

Qǐng shēn xī yìkǒuqì.

Please take a deep breath.

这个池塘有三米深。

Zhège chítáng yǒu sān mǐ shēn.

The pond is 3 meters deep.

这个湖在这个地方很深。

Zhège hú zài zhège dìfang hěn shēn.

The lake is deep here.

这个湖有多深？

Zhège hú yǒu duō shēn?

What is the depth of the lake?

这是日本最深的湖。

Zhè shì Rìběn zuì shēn de hú.

This is the deepest lake in Japan.

这洞有多深啊？

Zhè dòng yǒu duō shēn a?

How deep is the hole?

这片湖是日本最深的。

Zhè piàn hú shì Rìběn zuì shēn de.

The lake is the deepest in Japan.

这种颜色比那种稍微深一点。

Zhèzhǒng yánsè bǐ nàzhǒng shāowēi shēn yìdiǎn.

This color is a bit darker than that one.

这里是湖最深的地方。

Zhèlǐ shì hú zuì shēn de dìfang.

The lake is deepest at this spot.

这首歌里有很深的情感。

Zhè shǒu gē lǐ yǒu hěn shēn de qínggǎn.

There is deep emotion in this song.

这首诗的意蕴很深。

Zhè shǒu shī de yìyùn hěn shēn.

This poem has a very deep inner meaning.

量大福也大，机深祸也深

liàng dàfú yě dà, jī shēn huò yě shēn

great capacity, great fortune; deep scheming, deep disaster

颜色深了些。

Yánsè shēnle xiē.

The colour is a bit too dark.