浅 (淺) qiǎn

1. qiǎn adjective shallow
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in shallow water or a shallow color, in the sense of 不深 (Guoyu '淺' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '淺' 1, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127; Unihan '淺')
2. qiǎn adjective small in distance or length
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '淺' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '淺' 2, pp. 361-362)
3. qiǎn adjective short in time
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '淺' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '淺' 4, pp. 361-362)
4. qiǎn adjective superficial
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In terms of emotion (Guoyu '淺' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '淺' 1a, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127; Unihan '淺')
5. qiǎn adjective minor; unimportant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '淺' 2a, pp. 361-362)
6. qiǎn adjective simple; easy [to understand]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 浅白 (Guoyu '淺' adj 5; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127)
7. qiǎn adjective unsophisticated; coarse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 粗陋 (Guoyu '淺' adj 6; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127)
8. qiǎn adjective light [color]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In these sense of 淡 (Guoyu '淺' adj 7; Kroll 2015 '淺' 5, pp. 361-362)
9. qiǎn adverb few [in number]; a little
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In these sense of 少量 (Guoyu '淺' adv; Kroll 2015 '淺' 3, pp. 361-362)
10. qiǎn proper noun Qian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '淺' n)
11. jiān onomatopoeia sound of rushing water
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In these sense of 浅浅 (Guoyu '淺' jiān; Kroll 2015 '淺' jiàn, pp. 361-362)
12. qiǎn adjective shallow; uttāna
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: uttāna, Pali: uttāna, Japanese: sen (BCSD '淺', p. 736; Edgerton 1953 'uttāna', p. 124; MW 'uttāna'; SH '淺', p. 356; Unihan '淺')

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• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 庸浅(庸淺) ordinary; pārthak
• 见深见浅由他去 谁是谁非有公平(見深見淺由他去 誰是誰非有公平) All is a matter of opinion; Fairness will eventually be.
• 1. 瞋心如狂风 会吹走人缘 2. 愚痴似急流 会捲走幸福 3. 我慢像暗礁 会搁浅前途 4. 嫉妒同巨浪 会淹没理智(1. 瞋心如狂風 會吹走人緣 2. 愚痴似急流 會捲走幸福 3. 我慢像暗礁 會擱淺前途 4. 嫉妒同巨浪 會淹沒理智) 1. Anger is like a storm that sweeps away your affinities. 2. Ignorance is like a swift current that washes away your happiness. 3. Arrogance is like a hidden reef that strands your future. 4. Jealousy is like a tsunami that overwhelms your reason.

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浅海 、 交情匪浅 、 浅信 、 浅层文字 、 浅谟 、 浅见 、 浅笑 、 龙困浅滩 、 浅尝 、 浅黄 、 受益匪浅 、 短浅 、 芜浅 、 粗浅 、 闇浅 、 矮墙浅屋 、 浅近 、 中途搁浅 、 害人不浅 、 浅水 、 浅学 、 交浅 、 交浅言深 、 浅显 、 浅陋 、 浅薄 、 浅窄 、 见识浅 、 浅而易见 、 浅源地震 、 才疏学浅 、 浅交 、 浅尝辄止 、 浅礁 、 人命危浅 、 浅浮雕 、 浅注 、 搁浅 、 不浅 、 浅显易懂 、 目光短浅 、 浅滩 、 浅毛 、 浮浅 、 浅闻 、 浅深 、 浅希近求

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Jing Ming Xuan Lun 淨名玄論 — count: 19
• Scroll 1 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 14
• Scroll 7 Fa Hua Yi Shu 法華義疏 — count: 14
• Scroll 1 Wei Mo Jing Yi Shu 維摩經義疏 — count: 11
• Scroll 1 Profound Meaning of the Three Treatises (Sanlun Xuan Yi) 三論玄義 — count: 11
• Scroll 1 Jing Ming Xuan Lun 淨名玄論 — count: 11
• Scroll 1 Xifang Yao Jue Shi Yi Tong Gui 西方要決釋疑通規 — count: 10
• Scroll 6 Pi Ni Mu Jing 毘尼母經 — count: 10
• Scroll 9 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 10
• Scroll 6 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 10 , has English translation

Collocations

• 微浅 (微淺) 阿脩羅法知見微淺 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 30
• 浅识 (淺識) 愚者淺識智無及 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 19
• 浅智 (淺智) 今當以淺智 — Fo Suo Xing Zan (Buddhacarita) 佛所行讚, Scroll 4 — count: 15
• 浅处 (淺處) 即得淺處 — The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經, Scroll 7 — count: 14
• 智浅 (智淺) 智淺愛欲深 — Fo Suo Xing Zan (Buddhacarita) 佛所行讚, Scroll 4 — count: 9
• 日浅 (日淺) 學道日淺 — Pusa Toushen Yi E Hu Qi Ta Yinyuan Jing 菩薩投身飴餓虎起塔因緣經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 浅智者 (淺智者) 我觀淺智者 — Da Zhuangyan Lun Jing (Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā) 大莊嚴論經, Scroll 4 — count: 7
• 学浅 (學淺) 自隱學淺者每不喜往 — Za Piyu Jing 雜譬喻經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 不行浅 (不行淺) 不行淺 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 598 — count: 4
• 愚浅 (愚淺) 況吾愚淺欲究竟 — Fo Ben Xing Jing (Buddhacarita) 佛本行經, Scroll 1 — count: 4