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深

Mandarin · pinyin shēn

(lit. and fig.) deep

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深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme

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(of distance) deep
depth; deepness
(of relationships, etc.) deep; profound
(of difficulty) great; profound; obtuse; obscure
(of time) long
(of colors) deep; dark
very; extremely
(～河) Shen (a river in Hubei, China)
(historical) (～州) Shen (a former prefecture of imperial China around Shenzhou, Hengshui, Hebei)

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