下沉 xià chén to sink down Example sentences 大象一上船,船就下沉了。 dàxiàng yī shàngchuán, chuán jiù xiàchén le. The boat sinks once the elephant goes aboard 冒险途中他们的小船开始下沉。 màoxiǎn túzhōng tāmen de xiǎochuán kāishǐ xiàchén. Their boat started to sink in the middle of their adventure