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abyss

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shen1yuan1 shēnyuān

Meaning


Primary

abyss

Alternatives

deep abyss

Mnemonic


深渊 Abyss refers to an 渊 abyss which of course is quite 深 deep.

Usage


深渊 看 起来 很 可怕, 没人 敢 靠近。

The abyss looks terrifying, and no one dares to approach it.

他 的 鼓励 把 我 从 深渊 拉了 出来。

His encouragement pulled me out of the abyss.

他 感觉 自己 正 在 掉入 深渊。

He felt like he was falling into an abyss.