淺〔浅〕 cin² {qiǎn}

easy; simple

淺〔浅〕 cin² {jiān}

sound of moving water

淺〔浅〕 cin² {qiǎn}

1. shallow
2. light (color)

淺藍〔浅蓝〕 cin² laam⁴ {qiǎn lán}

light blue

淺笑〔浅-〕 cin² siu³ {qiǎn xiào}

smile

淺窄〔浅-〕 cin² zaak³ {qiǎn zhǎi}

narrow; not spacious

淺白〔浅-〕 cin² baak⁶ {qiǎn bái}

1. simple
2. easy to understand

淺薄〔浅-〕 cin² bok⁶ {qiǎn bó}

superficial

淺草〔浅-〕 cin² cou² {Qiǎn cǎo}

Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji

淺淡〔浅-〕 cin² daam⁶ {qiǎn dàn}

1. light (color)
2. pale
3. vague (feeling)

淺短〔浅-〕 cin² dyun² {qiǎn duǎn}

1. narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
2. superficial

淺耕〔浅-〕 cin² gaang¹ {qiǎn gēng}

1. to scratch
2. shallow plowing

淺近〔浅-〕 cin² gan⁶ {qiǎn jìn}

simple

淺見〔浅见〕 cin² gin³ {qiǎn jiàn}

1. shallow opinion
2. humble opinion

淺黑〔浅-〕 cin² hak¹ {qiǎn hēi}

1. dark
2. gray
3. (of skin) lightly pigmented

淺顯〔浅显〕 cin² hin² {qiǎn xiǎn}

1. plain
2. clear
3. obvious

淺海〔浅-〕 cin² hoi² {qiǎn hǎi}

1. shallow sea
2. sea less than 200 meters deep

淺學〔浅学〕 cin² hok⁶ {qiǎn xué}

1. shallow study
2. superficial
3. scant knowledge

淺易〔浅-〕 cin² ji⁶ {qiǎn yì}

1. easy
2. simple
3. suitable for beginners

淺陋〔浅-〕 cin² lau⁶ {qiǎn lòu}

1. shallow and crude
2. meager (knowledge or skill)

淺露〔浅-〕 cin² lou⁶ {qiǎn lù}

1. blunt
2. direct (i.e. not tactful)

淺深〔浅-〕 cin² sam¹ {qiǎn shēn}

depth (archaic)

淺水〔浅-〕 cin² seoi² {qiǎn shuǐ}

shallow water

淺色〔浅-〕 cin² sik¹ {qiǎn sè}

light color

淺析〔浅-〕 cin² sik¹ {qiǎn xī}

primary, elementary or coarse analysis

淺鮮〔浅鲜〕 cin² sin¹ {qiǎn xiǎn}

1. meager
2. slight

淺嘗〔浅尝〕 cin² soeng⁴ {qiǎn cháng}

1. dilettante
2. amateur
3. to dabble in
4. to flirt with (a topic)

淺說〔浅说〕 cin² syut³ {qiǎn shuō}

1. simple introduction
2. primer

淺灘〔浅滩〕 cin² taan¹ {qiǎn tān}

1. shallows
2. shoal
3. sandbar

淺礁〔浅-〕 cin² ziu¹ {qiǎn jiāo}

1. shallow reef
2. shoal

淺水灣〔浅-湾〕 cin² seoi² waan¹ {Qiǎn shuǐ wān}

Repulse Bay, a place located in Hong Kong

淺浮雕〔浅--〕 cin² fau⁴ diu¹ {qiǎn fú diāo}

bas-relief

淺嘗者〔浅尝-〕 cin² soeng⁴ ze² {qiǎn cháng zhě}

1. dilettante
2. amateur
3. dabbler

淺黃色〔浅黄-〕 cin² wong⁴ sik¹ {qiǎn huáng sè}

1. buff
2. pale yellow

淺顯易懂〔浅显--〕 cin² hin² ji⁶ dung² {qiǎn xiǎn yì dǒng}

(adjective) easy to understand; easy to follow

淺斟低唱〔浅---〕 cin² zam¹ dai¹ coeng³ {qiǎn zhēn dī chàng}

to feel relaxed and be at ease

淺層文字〔浅层--〕 cin² cang⁴ man⁴ zi⁶ {qiǎn céng wén zì}

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

淺希近求〔浅---〕 cin² hei¹ gan⁶ kau⁴ {qiǎn xī jìn qiú}

1. to aim low
2. to aim to get by
3. without lofty ambition

淺源地震〔浅---〕 cin² jyun⁴ dei⁶ zan³ {qiǎn yuán dì zhèn}

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

淺嘗輒止〔浅尝辄-〕 cin² soeng⁴ zip³ zi² {qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ}

1. to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
2. to attempt half-heartedly
3. content with a smattering of knowledge

淺灘指示浮標〔浅滩---标〕 cin² taan¹ zi² si⁶ fau⁴ biu¹ {qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo}

1. bar buoy
2. buoy marking shallows or sandbar