肤浅

膚淺

fūqiǎn

adjective #8,498

Meanings

1 superficial; shallow; skin-deep

Characters

shallow; superficial

Skin-deep + shallow — only touching the surface, lacking depth.

Examples

他对这个问题的理解很肤浅。

Tā duì zhège wèntí de lǐjiě hěn fūqiǎn.

His understanding of this issue is very superficial.

不要做一个肤浅的人。

Bùyào zuò yīgè fūqiǎn de rén.

Don't be a shallow person.

这篇文章分析得太肤浅了。

Zhè piān wénzhāng fēnxī de tài fūqiǎn le.

This article's analysis is too superficial.

Tips

usage

肤浅 describes a lack of depth in understanding, knowledge, or character. It's more literary than 浅薄 (qiǎnbó), which can also mean 'meager' or 'thin.' To say someone is shallow about appearances/materialism, 肤浅 is the go-to word.

Stroke Order

肤 fū

浅 qiǎn