深浅

深淺

shēnqiǎn

noun #38,120

Meanings

HSK 2

说话要懂得深浅。

Shuōhuà yào dǒngdé shēnqiǎn.

You need to know the limits of what to say.

HSK 3

游泳前先看看水的深浅。

Yóuyǒng qián xiān kànkan shuǐ de shēnqiǎn.

Before swimming, first check the depth of the water.

HSK 3

这两种蓝色的深浅不一样。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng lánsè de shēnqiǎn bùyīyàng.

These two blues have different shades.

memory

Antonym pair 深 (deep) + 浅 (shallow) fused into a single noun - a common Chinese pattern for 'the degree/range of X.'

深 shēn

浅 qiǎn