浅 jiān/qiǎn, [淺], sound of moving water, shallow/light (color) 肤浅 fūqiǎn, [膚淺], skin-deep/superficial/shallow 浅薄 qiǎnbó, [淺薄], superficial 搁浅 gēqiǎn, [擱淺], to be stranded (of ship)/to run aground/fig. to run into difficulties and stop 受益匪浅 shòuyìfěiqiǎn, [受益匪淺], to benefit (from) 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted 浅色 qiǎnsè, [淺色], light color 浅水 qiǎnshuǐ, [淺水], shallow water 浅滩 qiǎntān, [淺灘], shallows/shoal/sandbar 浅显 qiǎnxiǎn, [淺顯], plain/clear/obvious 深浅 shēnqiǎn, [深淺], deep or shallow/depth (of the sea)/limits of decorum 害人不浅 hàirénbùqiǎn, [害人不淺], to cause a lot of trouble/to inflict much suffering 浅海 qiǎnhǎi, [淺海], shallow sea/sea less than 200 meters deep 短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow 粗浅 cūqiǎn, [粗淺], shallow/superficial 浅尝辄止 qiǎnchángzhézhǐ, [淺嘗輒止]/[淺嚐輒止], to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into/to attempt half-heartedly/content with a... 浮浅 fúqiǎn, [浮淺], skin-deep/superficial/shallow 浅见 qiǎnjiàn, [淺見], shallow opinion/humble opinion 中途搁浅 zhōngtúgēqiǎn, [中途擱淺], to run aground in mid-course/to run into difficulty and stop 交情匪浅 jiāoqíngfěiqiǎn, [交情匪淺], to be very close/to understand each other 交浅言深 jiāoqiǎnyánshēn, [交淺言深], to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom) 大浅盘 dàqiǎnpán, [大淺盤], platter 才疏学浅 cáishūxuéqiǎn, [才疏學淺], (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ig... 浅学 qiǎnxué, [淺學], shallow study/superficial/scant knowledge 浅尝 qiǎncháng, [淺嘗]/[淺嚐], dilettante/amateur/to dabble in/to flirt with (a topic), dilettante/amateur/to d... 浅尝者 qiǎnchángzhě, [淺嘗者]/[淺嚐者], dilettante/amateur/dabbler, dilettante/amateur/dabbler 浅层文字 qiǎncéngwénzì, [淺層文字], shallow orthography (governed by simple rules) 浅希近求 qiǎnxījìnqiú, [淺希近求], to aim low/to aim to get by/without lofty ambition 浅易 qiǎnyì, [淺易], easy/simple/suitable for beginners 浅析 qiǎnxī, [淺析], primary, elementary or coarse analysis 浅浮雕 qiǎnfúdiāo, [淺浮雕], bas-relief 浅淡 qiǎndàn, [淺淡], light (color)/pale/vague (feeling) 浅深 qiǎnshēn, [淺深], depth (archaic) 浅源地震 qiǎnyuándìzhèn, [淺源地震], shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) 浅滩指示浮标 qiǎntānzhǐshìfúbiāo, [淺灘指示浮標], bar buoy/buoy marking shallows or sandbar 浅白 qiǎnbái, [淺白], simple/easy to understand 浅短 qiǎnduǎn, [淺短], narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)/superficial 浅礁 qiǎnjiāo, [淺礁], shallow reef/shoal 浅耕 qiǎngēng, [淺耕], to scratch/shallow plowing 浅草 Qiǎncǎo, [淺草], Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th c... 浅说 qiǎnshuō, [淺說], simple introduction/primer 浅近 qiǎnjìn, [淺近], simple 浅陋 qiǎnlòu, [淺陋], shallow and crude/meager (knowledge or skill) 浅露 qiǎnlù, [淺露], blunt/direct (i.e. not tactful) 浅鲜 qiǎnxiǎn, [淺鮮], meager/slight 浅黄色 qiǎnhuángsè, [淺黃色], buff/pale yellow 浅黑 qiǎnhēi, [淺黑], dark/gray/(of skin) lightly pigmented 深入浅出 shēnrùqiǎnchū, [深入淺出], to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)/(of language) si... 眼皮子浅 yǎnpíziqiǎn, [眼皮子淺], short-sighted 见识浅 jiànshiqiǎn, [見識淺], short-sighted 资浅 zīqiǎn, [資淺], inexperienced/junior (employee etc)