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浅显

淺顯
qiǎnxiǎn
adjective #37,420

Meanings

  1. 1 easy to understand
  2. 2 accessible (of writing or speech)
  3. 3 plain (language)

Examples

他用浅显的语言解释了这个概念。
Tā yòng qiǎnxiǎn de yǔyán jiěshì le zhège gàiniàn.
He explained this concept in plain language.
这本书写得很浅显。
Zhè běn shū xiě de hěn qiǎnxiǎn.
This book is written very accessibly.
道理虽然浅显,但不容易做到。
Dàolǐ suīrán qiǎnxiǎn, dàn bù róngyì zuòdào.
The principle is easy to grasp but not easy to put into practice.

Tips

memory
浅 'shallow' + 显 'apparent' — shallow enough that the meaning is right on the surface. Opposite: 深奥 (shēn'ào, profound/abstruse).

Stroke Order

浅 qiǎn
显 xiǎn