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  1. 1. sound of moving water

Words Containing 浅

搁浅
gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

中途搁浅
zhōng tú gē qiǎn

to run aground in mid-course

交情匪浅
jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn

to be very close

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn

to benefit (from)

大浅盘
dà qiǎn pán

platter

害人不浅
hài rén bù qiǎn

to cause a lot of trouble

才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn

(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...

水浅养不住大鱼
shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

浮浅
fú qiǎn

skin-deep; superficial; shallow

淤浅
yū qiǎn

to silt up

深入浅出
shēn rù qiǎn chū

to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)

深浅
shēn qiǎn

deep or shallow

浅尝
qiǎn cháng

to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)

浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

浅学
qiǎn xué

shallow study

浅层文字
qiǎn céng wén zì

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

浅希近求
qiǎn xī jìn qiú

to aim low

浅易
qiǎn yì

easy

浅析
qiǎn xī

primary, elementary or coarse analysis

浅水
qiǎn shuǐ

shallow water

浅浮雕
qiǎn fú diāo

bas-relief

浅海
qiǎn hǎi

shallow sea

浅淡
qiǎn dàn

light (color)

浅深
qiǎn shēn

depth (archaic)

浅源地震
qiǎn yuán dì zhèn

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

浅滩
qiǎn tān

shallows

浅滩指示浮标
qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo

bar buoy

浅白
qiǎn bái

simple

浅短
qiǎn duǎn

narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)

浅礁
qiǎn jiāo

shallow reef

浅耕
qiǎn gēng

to scratch

浅色
qiǎn sè

light color

浅薄
qiǎn bó

superficial

浅见
qiǎn jiàn

shallow opinion

浅说
qiǎn shuō

simple introduction

浅近
qiǎn jìn

simple

浅陋
qiǎn lòu

shallow and crude

浅露
qiǎn lù

blunt

浅显
qiǎn xiǎn

(of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible

浅鲜
qiǎn xiǎn

meager

浅黄色
qiǎn huáng sè

buff

浅黑
qiǎn hēi

dark

目光短浅
mù guāng duǎn qiǎn

to be shortsighted

眼皮子浅
yǎn pí zi qiǎn

short-sighted

短浅
duǎn qiǎn

narrow and shallow

粗浅
cū qiǎn

shallow

脱浅
tuō qiǎn

to refloat (a boat that has run aground)

肤浅
fū qiǎn

skin-deep

见识浅
jiàn shi qiǎn

short-sighted

资浅
zī qiǎn

inexperienced