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深浅

深淺
shēnqiǎn
noun #38,120

Meanings

  1. 1 depth
  2. 2 shades (of color)
  3. 3 sense of propriety

Examples

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.
这两种蓝色的深浅不一样。
Zhè liǎng zhǒng lánsè de shēnqiǎn bù yīyàng.
These two blues have different shades.
说话要懂得深浅。
Shuōhuà yào dǒngdé shēnqiǎn.
You need to know the limits of what to say.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

深 shēn
浅 qiǎn