交浅言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
浅 qiǎn HSK 5
shallow; light (color); sound of moving water
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
深 shēn HSK 4
deep; deeply; (of a color) dark