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


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