Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

shallow/light (color)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

qiǎn, jiān

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄢˇ, ㄐㄧㄢ

Jyutping

cin2

Example sentences

那艘船在暴風雨中擱淺了。
那艘船在暴风雨中搁浅了。

That ship ran aground in the storm.

這條河的水很淺,我們可以走過去。
这条河的水很浅,我们可以走过去。

The water in this river is very shallow; we can walk across.

他說話總是不知深淺,經常讓氣氛變得很尷尬。
他说话总是不知深浅,经常让气氛变得很尴尬。

He always speaks without knowing the proper measure, often making the atmosphere very awkward.

沙灘上留下了我們深淺不一的足跡。
沙滩上留下了我们深浅不一的足迹。

Footprints of varying depths were left on the beach.

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