Word: 浅 (qiǎn, jiān)

Traditional: 淺

浅 dictionary entry

qiǎn: shallow; light (color); superficial; simple; short (of time)
jiān: sound of moving water

Full dictionary entry for 浅

What 浅 means in each sentence

shallow 13 sentences
light (color) 2 sentences

Example sentences using 浅

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他喜欢比较浅的绿色。

Tā xǐhuan bǐjiào qiǎn de lǜsè.

He likes green in a lighter shade.
他在工作中经验尚浅。

Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng jīngyàn shàng qiǎn.

He is still green at the job.
佛爷脸上刮金，浅剥

fóye liǎnshàng guā jīn, qiǎn bāo

scraping gold off the Buddha's face: shallow peeling (thin)
吃了三天斋饭就想上西天，功底还浅

chīle sāntiān zhāifàn jiù xiǎng shàngxītiān, gōngdǐ hái qiǎn

Eating vegetarian food for three days and already wanting to reach paradise: the foundation is still shallow
天空是浅蓝的。

Tiānkōng shì qiǎn lán de.

The sky is light blue.
她资历很浅，还需要多学习。

Tā zīlì hěn qiǎn, hái xūyào duō xuéxí.

She has little experience and still needs to learn more.
我睡觉很浅，容易醒。

Wǒ shuìjiào hěn qiǎn, róngyì xǐng.

I'm a light sleeper.
水浅鱼不住

shuǐ qiǎn yú búzhù

if the water is shallow, fish won't stay
池浅王八多

Chí qiǎn wángba duō

the pond is shallow, yet full of turtles
浅间山现在是寂静的。

Qiǎn jiān shān xiànzài shì jìjìng de.

Mt. Asama is now dormant.
眼光浅时无大量

yǎnguāng qiǎn shí wú dàliàng

when vision is shallow there is no great capacity
稻田里的水很浅。

Dàotián lǐ de shuǐ hěn qiǎn.

The water in the paddy field is very shallow.
这条河浅吗？

Zhè tiáo hé qiǎn ma?

Is this river shallow?
这里水太浅，不要跳水！

Zhèlǐ shuǐ tài qiǎn, búyào tiàoshuǐ!

The water here is too shallow, so don't dive in!
酒斟满，茶倒浅

jiǔ zhēn mǎn, chá dào qiǎn

fill the wine cup full, pour the tea shallow
鱼怕水浅，人怕护短

yú pàshuǐ qiǎn, rén pà hùduǎn

fish fear shallow water, people fear defending their faults