shēn qiǎn
deep or shallow
depth (of the sea)
limits of decorum
fū qiǎn
skin deep
superficial
shallow
gē qiǎn
to be stranded (of ship)
to run aground
fig. to run into difficulties and stop
qiǎn hǎi
shallow sea
sea less than 200 meters deep
qiǎn xī
primary, elementary or coarse analysis
qiǎn jiàn
shallow opinion
humble opinion
qiǎn dàn
light (color)
pale
vague (feeling)
hài rén bù qiǎn
to cause a lot of trouble
to inflict much suffering
qiǎn shuō
simple introduction
primer
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
to attempt half-heartedly
content with a smattering of knowledge
also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
to attempt half-heartedly
content with a smattering of knowledge
qiǎn cháng
dilettante
amateur
to dabble in
to flirt with (a topic)
qiǎn cháng
dilettante
amateur
to dabble in
to flirt with (a topic)
cái shū xué qiǎn
(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
qiǎn bái
simple
easy to understand
qiǎn lòu
shallow and crude
meager (knowledge or skill)
qiǎn xué
shallow study
superficial
scant knowledge
qiǎn yì
easy
simple
suitable for beginners
qiǎn hēi
dark
gray
(of skin) lightly pigmented
qiǎn gēng
to scratch
shallow plowing
qiǎn duǎn
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
superficial
qiǎn yuán dì zhèn
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
qiǎn lù
blunt
direct (i.e. not tactful)
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
deep in conversation with a comparative stranger
zhōng tú gē qiǎn
to run aground in mid-course
to run into difficulty and stop
qiǎn cháng zhě
dilettante
amateur
dabbler
qiǎn cháng zhě
dilettante
amateur
dabbler
qiǎn xī jìn qiú
to aim low
to aim to get by
without lofty ambition
qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo
bar buoy
buoy marking shallows or sandbar
qiǎn céng wén zì
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
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