qiǎn

shallow, not deep; superficial

HSK 5 #1721

DEFINITIONS

浅 qiǎn
  • shallow
  • light (color)
浅 jiān
  • sound of moving water

STROKES

浅 stroke order diagram
浅 stroke order animation

WORDS

fū qiǎn skin-deep; superficial; shallow
薄 qiǎn bó superficial
gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
受益匪 shòu yì fěi qiǎn to benefit (from)
目光短 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn to be shortsighted
色 qiǎn sè light color
水 qiǎn shuǐ shallow water
滩 qiǎn tān shallows; shoal; sandbar
显 qiǎn xiǎn plain; clear; obvious
害人不 hài rén bù qiǎn to cause a lot of trouble; to inflict much suffering
shēn qiǎn deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum
海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea; sea less than 200 meters deep
duǎn qiǎn narrow and shallow
尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
cū qiǎn shallow; superficial
fú qiǎn skin-deep; superficial; shallow
见 qiǎn jiàn shallow opinion; humble opinion
中途搁 zhōng tú gē qiǎn to run aground in mid-course; to run into difficulty and stop
交情匪 jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn to be very close; to understand each other
言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
盘 dà qiǎn pán platter
才疏学 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
深入出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom); (of language) simple and easy to understand
尝 qiǎn cháng dilettante; amateur; to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
尝者 qiǎn cháng zhě dilettante; amateur; dabbler
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