淺 [浅]

Jyutping zin1
Pinyin qiǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. sound of flowing water

淺 [浅]

Jyutping cin2
Pinyin qiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. shallow
  2. light (color)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. easy; simple
  2. shallow/light (color)/superficial/simple/easy/straightforward/short time/not long
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    由​表面​到​最​底​嘅​距​離​短
    shallow
    • 呢條溪啲水好淺。
      呢条溪啲水好浅。
      nei1 tiu4 kai1 di1 seoi2 hou2 cin2.
      The stream is fairly shallow.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​顏色​淡​；​唔​深色
    (of colours) light; pale
    • 淺綠色
      浅绿色
      cin2 luk6 sik1
      light green
  3. 形容詞
    無難度​；​簡單
    easy; simple
    • 份考試卷都算幾淺。
      份考试卷都算几浅。
      fan6 haau2 si5 gyun2 dou1 syun3 gei2 cin2.
      The exam paper was quite easy.
  4. 形容詞
    對​一樣​嘢​嘅​認​識​好​少​，​好​皮毛
    superficial; little
    • 我對呢方面嘅認識好淺。
      我对呢方面嘅认识好浅。
      ngo5 deoi3 ni1 fong1 min6 ge3 jing6 sik1 hou2 cin2
      I have a very superficial knowledge of this field.
  5. 反義詞
    深
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of level
    slight; light
  2. character
    simple; easy-to-understand
  3. character
    shallow; not deep
  4. character, of colours
    light; pale
  5. character, of time
    short; not long
  6. character
    not intimate; distant
  7. character
    superficial; surface; minimal; insignificant
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. shallow, not deep
  2. superficial
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    EIJ
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    EII
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #579
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #168

淺 [浅]

Jyutping cin2
Pinyin jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sound of moving water
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    Only used in 淺淺／浅浅 (“gurgle; babble of running water”).
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    浅草寺那儿有很多人。
    淺草寺那兒有很多人。
    qiǎn cǎo sì nà er yǒu hěn duō rén 。
    • There sure are a lot of people at Sensouji.
  2. Mandarin
    他在工作中经验尚浅。
    他在工作中經驗尚淺。
    tā zài gōng zuò zhōng jīng yàn shàng qiǎn 。
    • He is still green at the job.
  3. Mandarin
    在他的文章中总是有太多肤浅的桥段。
    在他的文章中總是有太多膚淺的橋段。
    zài tā de wén zhāng zhōng zǒng shì yǒu tài duō fū qiǎn de qiáo duàn 。
    • There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.
  4. Mandarin
    这本字典的例句十分浅白易懂。
    這本字典的例句十分淺白易懂。
    zhè běn zì diǎn de lì jù shí fēn qiǎn bái yì dǒng 。
    • The examples in this dictionary are easy to understand.
  5. Mandarin
    你的尿液是什么颜色的：浅色的、深黄色的、浅红色的还是像啤酒一样的咖啡色？
    你的尿液是什麼顏色的：淺色的、深黃色的、淺紅色的還是像啤酒一樣的咖啡色？
    nǐ de niào yè shì shén me yán sè de ： qiǎn sè de 、 shēn huáng sè de 、 qiǎn hóng sè de hái shi xiàng pí jiǔ yī yàng de kā fēi sè ？
    • What color is your urine: clear, dark yellow, reddish, or brown like beer?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢钟意浅色啲嘅绿色。
    佢鍾意淺色啲嘅綠色。
    keoi5 zung1 ji3 cin2 sik1 di1 ge3 luk6 sik1 。
    • He likes green in a lighter shade.
  2. Cantonese
    我钟意啲浅啲嘅色。
    我鍾意啲淺啲嘅色。
    ngo5 zung1 ji3 di1 cin2 di1 ge3 sik1 。
    • I like light colors.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    害人不浅
    害人不淺
    hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2
    • to do serious harm to someone
  2. Cantonese
    佢好眼浅，唔睇得爱情故事。
    佢好眼淺，唔睇得愛情故事。
    keoi5 hou2 ngaan5 cin2, m4 tai2 dak1 oi3 cing4 gu3 si6.
    • She cries at the smallest things, so she cannot watch love stories.
  3. Cantonese
    我资历尚浅，请多多包涵。
    我資歷尚淺，請多多包涵。
    ngo5 zi1 lik6 soeng6 cin2, cing2 do1 do1 baau1 haam4.
    • Please excuse me for my lack of experience.
  4. Cantonese
    浅水湾泳滩已经挂起红旗。
    淺水灣泳灘已經掛起紅旗。
    cin2 seoi2 waan1 wing6 taan1 ji5 ging1 gwaa3 hei2 hung4 kei4.
    • The red flag is flying at Repulse Bay.
  5. Cantonese
    浅白
    淺白
    cin2 baak6
    • (of an explanation) easy to understand
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    望见佢回眸浅笑，我一时心神荡漾。
    望見佢回眸淺笑，我一時心神盪漾。
    mong6 gin3 keoi5 wui4 mau6 cin2 siu3, ngo5 jat1 si4 sam1 san4 dong6 joeng6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    浅近
    淺近
    qiǎn jìn
    • easy to understand
  2. Mandarin
    𠈙驷，四马皆以浅薄之金为甲。欲其轻而易于马之旋习也。
    𠈙駟，四馬皆以淺薄之金為甲。欲其輕而易於馬之旋習也。
    jiàn sì ， sì mǎ jiē yǐ qiǎn bó zhī jīn wèi jiǎ ． yù qí qīng ér yì yú mǎ zhī xuán xí yě ．
    • Jiànsì ("俴駟"): all four horses are armored by thin metal plates; horses need to be light as well as easily steered and trained.
  3. Mandarin
    浅白
    淺白
    qiǎn bái
    • simple
  4. Mandarin
    才疏学浅
    才疏學淺
    cái shū xué qiǎn
    • to be of humble talent and shallow learning
  5. Mandarin
    凡童少鉴浅而志盛，长艾识坚而气衰。
    凡童少鑑淺而志盛，長艾識堅而氣衰。
    fán tóng shào jiàn qiǎn ér zhì shèng ， chán gài shí jiān ér qì shuāi ．
    • Ordinarily, the youths are shallow-minded yet strong-willed; the elderly are firm in wisdom and dwindling in spirit.