Chinese–EnglishWith examples
浅
jiān · jian/qiǎn · qian
Traditional 淺
Meaning
CC-CEDICTjiān 淺
- sound of moving water
qiǎn 淺
- shallow
- light (color)
In a sentence
2 examples01
我睡觉很浅，容易醒。
I'm a light sleeper.
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02
这条河很浅，我们可以走过去。
This river is very shallow; we can walk across.
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