沉吟 chényín

1. chényín verb to hesitate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 迟疑 (Guoyu '沉吟' 1)
2. chényín verb to ponder
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 深思 (Guoyu '沉吟' 2)
3. chényín verb to mutter to oneself irresolutely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '沉吟'; Guoyu '沉吟' 3)
4. chényín adjective serious
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 沉重 (Guoyu '沉吟' 4)

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Truncated for common words

• Preface: Towards A Life With Palms Joined Joining Palms in a Greeting by Wang Dingjun 【推薦序】向《合掌人生》合掌致敬／王鼎鈞 A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》 — count: 1
• Buddhism and the Flowers of Causes and Conditions 佛教與花的因緣 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
• Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
• Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (1) 佛教與自然生態（上） Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 转沉吟 (轉沉吟) 尋來尋去轉沉吟 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (1) 佛教與自然生態（上） — count: 2