Chinese Word: 浅 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

浅 (Trad.: 淺)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 深

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:戋 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 践贱线钱笺残洩

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Pinyin: qiǎn

English Definition:shallow; light (color)

Chinese Definition:
①从表面到底或外面到里面距离小的，与“深”相对：深浅。浅滩。浅海。屋子进深浅。
②不久，时间短：年代浅。
③程度不深的：这篇文章很浅。浅薄。浅尝。浅见。浅近。浅陋。
④颜色淡薄：浅红。浅淡。
⑤深。

Example Words:

浅薄HSK 5	qiǎn bó	superficial
深入浅出	shēn rù qiǎn chū	to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom); (of language) simple and easy to understand
肤浅	fū qiǎn	skin-deep; superficial; shallow
搁浅	gē qiǎn	to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
深浅HSK 5	shēn qiǎn	deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition:sound of moving water

Chinese Definition:
①(浅浅)流水声。

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ shì 只是 wǒ 我 de 的 qiǎn jiàn 浅见。 This is just my superficial opinion.
3		zhè 这 zhuō miàn 桌面 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiǎn 浅。 The color of the desktop is a bit light.
4		tā 他 de 的 fān bù xié 帆布鞋 shì 是 qiǎn lán sè 浅蓝色 de 的。 His canvas shoes are light blue.
5		shī fu 师傅 de 的 jiào huì 教诲 ràng 让 wǒ 我 shòu yì fěi qiǎn 受益匪浅。 The teachings of my master have benefited me tremendously.

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ shì 只是 wǒ 我 de 的 qiǎn jiàn 浅见。 This is just my superficial opinion.
3		zhè 这 zhuō miàn 桌面 yán sè 颜色 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiǎn 浅。 The color of the desktop is a bit light.
4		tā 他 de 的 fān bù xié 帆布鞋 shì 是 qiǎn lán sè 浅蓝色 de 的。 His canvas shoes are light blue.
5		shī fu 师傅 de 的 jiào huì 教诲 ràng 让 wǒ 我 shòu yì fěi qiǎn 受益匪浅。 The teachings of my master have benefited me tremendously.