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)