淺 (cin2) — (of time) short; not long in Cantonese
cinˊ²淺简 浅
Mandarin Pinyin: qian3
Meaning of 淺
noun(of time) short; not long
nounshallow; not deep; superficial
nounsimple; easy; straightforward
noun(of colours) light; pale
nouneasy; simple
Example Sentences with 淺
neiˉ¹呢douˍ₆度seoiˊ²水houˊ²好cinˊ²淺
The water here is very shallow.
tiuˎ₄條hoˎ₄河houˊ²好cinˊ²淺za˗₃咋
The river is just shallow.
go˗₃個ciˎ₄池cinˊ²淺seoiˊ²水wo˗₃喎
That pond is shallow.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好heoi˗₃去cinˊ²淺seoiˊ²水
Don't go into the shallow water.
neiˉ¹呢douˍ₆度seoiˊ²水mˎ₄唔cinˊ²淺
The water isn't shallow here.
Words Containing 淺
淺灰cin2 fui1
light gray, grayish
淺色cin2 sik1
light color
淺層文字cin2 cang4 man4 zi6
shallow orthography
淺灘cin2 taan1
a shoal; shallow beach; a sand bank
害人不淺hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2
do people great harm;
艷福不淺jim6 fuk1 bat1 cin2
have luck with the girls; have good fortune when it comes to love
眼淺ngaan5 cin2
apt to be moved to tears
擱淺gok3 cin2
run aground
膚淺fu1 cin2
have all one's goods in the window; superficiality; superficial; shallow; skin-deep
深淺sam1 cin2
depth
淺池泵cin2 ci4 bam1
a sump pump
淺顯易懂cin2 hin2 ji6 dung2
plain and easy to understand
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