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浅

淺
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adjective HSK 4 #5,742

Meanings

  1. 1 shallow (water/depth)
  2. 2 light (color); pale
  3. 3 superficial; simple

Examples

这条河很浅，可以走过去。
Zhè tiáo hé hěn qiǎn, kěyǐ zǒu guòqù.
This river is very shallow, you can walk across.
她穿了一件浅蓝色的裙子。
Tā chuān le yī jiàn qiǎn lánsè de qúnzi.
She wore a light blue dress.
我对这个问题的了解很浅。
Wǒ duì zhège wèntí de liǎojiě hěn qiǎn.
My understanding of this issue is superficial.

Tips

usage
浅 is the opposite of 深 (shēn, deep). Both work for physical depth AND figurative depth: 浅色 (light color) vs 深色 (dark color); 浅显 (superficial) vs 深刻 (profound).

Stroke Order

浅 qiǎn