浅

Meaningqiǎn(adjective, adverbial adjective)

shallow; light (color)

Opposite: 深. Before colours: 浅绿 light green, 浅灰 light grey…

Examples

• 这里的水很浅，可以游泳。

  zhè lǐ de shuǐ hěn qiǎn, kě yǐ yóu yǒng.

  The water here is shallow, so you can swim.

• 我想买一件浅蓝色的衬衫。

  wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn qiǎn lán sè de chèn shān.

  I want to buy a light blue shirt.

• 这本书写得很浅，孩子也能看懂。

  zhè běn shū xiě dé hěn qiǎn, hái zi yě néng kàn dǒng.

  This book is written simply enough for children to understand.

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Meaningjiān(adjective, adverbial adjective)

sound of moving water

Examples

• 溪水浅浅地流着。

  xī shuǐ qiǎn qiǎn dì liú zhe.

  The stream flows with a gentle murmur.

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