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  cin2   jyutping
  qian3   pinyin
[1] shallow; not deep; superficial
[2] simple; easy; straightforward
[3] (of colours) light; pale
[4] (of time) short; not long

[antonym]
adjective
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
淺 / 浅

This word has been viewed 6934 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Nov 2014 13:56

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detail  cin2 sik1  qian3 se4 = light color
detail  cin2 seoi2   = shallow water
detail  sam1 cin2  shen1 qian3 = depth; seriousness
detail  fu1 cin2  fu1 qian3 = have all one's goods in the window; superficial
detail  cin2 fe1 sik1   = light brown
detail  cin2 fui1 sik1   = light gray/grey, French gray/grey
detail  cin2 fui1   = light gray, grayish
detail  cin2 cang4 man4 zi6  qian3 ceng2 wen2 zi4 = shallow orthography
detail  cin2 cang4 zing3 zi6 faat3  qian3 ceng2 zheng4 zi4 fa3 = shallow orthography
detail  cin2 wong4 sik1  qian3 huang2 se4 = buff; pale yellow
detail  gok3 cin2   = run aground
detail  coi4 so1 hok6 cin2  cai2 shu1 xue2 qian3 = have little talent and less learning
detail  cin2 ci4 bam1   = a sump pump
detail  cin2 taan1  qian3 tan1 = a shoal; shallow beach; a sand bank
detail  cin2 laam4  qian3 lan2 = light blue
detail  zi1 sik1 cin2 bok6  zhi1 shi5 qian3 bo2 = to have superficial knowledge
detail  hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2  hai4 ren2 bu4 qian3 = do people great harm;
detail  cin2 zaak3  qian3 zhai3 = cramped; narrow; constricted
detail  cin2 zeoi3  qian3 zui4 = slightly drunk
detail  cin2 zoek3  qian3 zhuo2 = a simple meal
detail  jim6 fuk1 bat1 cin2  yan4 fu2 bu4 qian3 = have luck with the girls; have good fortune when it comes to love
detail  cin2 hin2  qian3 xian3 = obvious and understandable
detail  cin2 hin2 ji6 dung2  qian3 xian3 yi4 dong3 = plain and easy to understand
detail  sam1 jap6 cin2 ceot1  shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1 = explain the profound in simple terms
detail  cin2 seoi2 waan1   = Repulse Bay
detail  jat1 zi6 gam3 cin2   = as easy as ABC and 123
detail  go3 jan4 cin2 gin3  ge4 ren2 qian3 jian4 = in my humble opinion
detail  ngaan5 cin2  yan3 qian3 = narrow-minded; apt to be moved to tears

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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