| 深知 | shēn zhī | to know well; to be fully aware of |
| 深究 | shēn jiū | to perform an in-depth investigation |
| 深空 | shēn kōng | deep space (outer space) |
| 深红色 | shēn hóng sè | scarlet |
| 深县 | Shēn xiàn | Shen county in Hebei |
| 深耕细作 | shēn gēng xì zuò | deep plowing and careful cultivation |
| 深色 | shēn sè | dark; dark colored |
| 深蓝 | shēn lán | dark blue; Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997) |
| 深藏若虚 | shēn cáng ruò xū | to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents; to hide one's light under a bushel |
| 深谈 | shēn tán | have an in depth conversation; have intimate talks; discuss thoroughly |
| 深谋 | shēn móu | forethought |
| 深谋远虑 | shēn móu yuǎn lǜ | lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom) |
| 深谋远略 | shēn móu yuǎn lüè | a well-thought out long-term strategy |
| 深谷 | shēn gǔ | deep valley; ravine |
| 深闭固拒 | shēn bì gù jù | deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate; stubborn and perverse |
| 渊深 | yuān shēn | profound (knowledge); erudite |
| 浅深 | qiǎn shēn | depth (archaic) |
| 测深 | cè shēn | to sound (sea depth) |
| 沪深港 | Hù Shēn Gǎng | Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong 上海, 深圳, 香港 |
| 精深 | jīng shēn | refined; profound |
| 老谋深算 | lǎo móu shēn suàn | rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect |
| 艰深 | jiān shēn | abstruse; complicated |
| 艰深晦涩 | jiān shēn huì sè | abstruse and unfathomable (idiom) |
| 苦大仇深 | kǔ dà chóu shēn | great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment |
| 苦难深重 | kǔ nàn shēn zhòng | deep grief; extensive sorrow |
| 莫测高深 | mò cè gāo shēn | enigmatic; beyond one's depth; unfathomable |
| 解深密经 | Jiě shēn mì jīng | Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha |
| 讳莫如深 | huì mò rú shēn | important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone! |
| 资深 | zī shēn | senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience); deeply qualified |
| 雅人深致 | yǎ rén shēn zhì | refined pleasure of poetic minds |
| 灵魂深处 | líng hún shēn chù | in the depth of one's soul |
| 高城深池 | gāo chéng shēn chí | high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense |
| 高岸深谷 | gāo àn shēn gǔ | high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location |
| 高深莫测 | gāo shēn mò cè | profound mystery |
| 深情厚谊 | shēn qíng hòu yì | profound friendship |
