浅

Shallow in Chinese: 浅 (qiǎn)

qiǎn

shallow

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 淺2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1shallow
  2. 2light (color)

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浅

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˇ

qiǎn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

浅

Simplified

淺

Traditional

Example sentences

See 浅 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 汤姆很肤浅。

    tāng mǔ hěn fū qiǎn。

    Tom is shallow.

  • 这条河浅吗？

    zhè tiáo hé qiǎn ma？

    Is this river shallow?

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Related words

搁浅

gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

切

qiē

to cut

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

青春

qīng chūn

youth

情景

qíng jǐng

scene

趋势

qū shì

trend

圈

quān

circle

权利

quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

确认

què rèn

to confirm

燃烧

rán shāo

to ignite

热心

rè xīn

enthusiastic

日历

rì lì

calendar

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