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浅

jiān · jian/qiǎn · qian

Traditional 淺

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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jiān 淺

  1. sound of moving water

qiǎn 淺

  1. shallow
  2. light (color)
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In a conversation

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The small stream

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)的(de)小河(xiǎohé)很(hěn)浅(qiǎn)，我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)进去(jìnqù)玩(wán)。

    The stream in the park is very shallow. We can go in and play.

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)多(duō)浅(qiǎn)？

    How shallow?

  3. Liangliang

    只(zhǐ)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)脚踝(jiǎohuái)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    Only up to my ankle. Look.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)进去(jìnqù)。

    OK, I will go in too.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，这里(zhèlǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)深(shēn)？

    Oh, why is it so deep here?

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)走到(zǒudào)中间(zhōngjiān)了(le)。

    Haha, you walked to the middle.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)很(hěn)浅(qiǎn)，容(róng)易(yì)醒(xǐng)。

I'm a light sleeper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)很(hěn)浅(qiǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)走(zǒu)过(guò)去(qù)。

This river is very shallow; we can walk across.

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