How to say “shallow” in Chinese
shallow; light (of color)
“Shallow” in Chinese is 浅, qiǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
浅 is read qiǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: shallow water. The opposite of 深 “deep”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “浅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 浅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想买一件浅灰色的毛衣。wǒxiǎngmǎiyíjiànqiǎnhuīsèdemáoyīI want to buy a light gray sweater.
- 你喜欢深颜色还是浅颜色？nǐxǐhuanshēnyánsèháishiqiǎnyánsèDo you like dark colors or light ones?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Colors”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shallow” in Chinese?
“Shallow” in Chinese is 浅, pinyin qiǎn.
What does 浅 mean?
浅 (qiǎn) means “shallow; light (of color)”.
How do you write 浅?
浅 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 浅?
浅 is read qiǎn. Tones: qiǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“shallow” in the lesson “Colors”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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