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  *淺* | 淺* | *淺
shallow / light (color)
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *淺* | 淺* | *淺
sound of moving water
light color
(of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
shallows / shoal / sandbar
superficial
shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep
simple introduction / primer
to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
easy / simple / suitable for beginners
Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji
lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill)
simple
blunt / direct (i.e. not tactful)
shallow opinion / humble opinion
shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge
meager / slight
to scratch / shallow plowing
depth (archaic)
bas-relief
(idiom) easy to understand
buff / pale yellow
primary, elementary or coarse analysis
shallow water
light (color) / pale / vague (feeling)
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition
simple / easy to understand
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial
shallow reef / shoal


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