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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浅* | 浅* | *浅
shallow / light (color)
HSK 4
to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浅* | 浅* | *浅
sound of moving water
deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum
to benefit (from)
to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand
primary, elementary or coarse analysis
superficial
(of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
shallow opinion / humble opinion
light color
shallow water
to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
shallows / shoal / sandbar
shallow / superficial
light (color) / pale / vague (feeling)
shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep
lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
to be shortsighted
simple introduction / primer
Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji
narrow and shallow
skin-deep / superficial / shallow
shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill)
blunt / direct (i.e. not tactful)
simple
easy / simple / suitable for beginners
to scratch / shallow plowing
shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge
simple / easy to understand
skin-deep; superficial; shallow
buff / pale yellow
inexperienced / junior (employee etc)
depth (archaic)
to silt up
(idiom) easy to understand
(idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
bas-relief
dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented
(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial
shallow reef / shoal
meager / slight
short-sighted
to run aground in mid-course / to run into difficulty and stop
to be very close / to understand each other
platter
(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
to refloat (a boat that has run aground)


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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