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肤浅

膚淺
fūqiǎn
adjective HSK 7-9 #8,498

Meanings

  1. 1 superficial; shallow; skin-deep

Characters

肤
fū
skin; surface
浅
qiǎn
shallow; superficial
Skin-deep + shallow - only touching the surface, lacking depth.

Examples

HSK 1
不要做一个肤浅的人。
Búyào zuò yígè fūqiǎn de rén.
Don't be a shallow person.
HSK 4
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.
HSK 5
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, 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