Word: 深浅 (shēnqiǎn) Traditional: 深淺 深浅 dictionary entry shēnqiǎn deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum Full dictionary entry for 深浅 Example sentences using 深浅 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 下河才知水深浅 xià hé cái zhī shuǐ shēnqiǎn only when you go into the river do you learn how deep it is 瞎子过河,看不清水的深浅 xiāzi guòhé,kàn bù qīngshuǐ de shēnqiǎn a blind man crossing a river: can't see how deep the water is 过河探深浅，走路看高低 guòhé tàn shēnqiǎn, zǒulù kàn gāodī test the depth when crossing a river; watch the ups and downs when walking