Definition & Meaning

1.depth; shade (of colour); hue

2.proper limits (for speech or action)

shēn qiǎn

深 浅

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1
n.depth; shade (of colour); hue
- xī liú de shēn qiǎn
  溪流的深浅
  depth of a stream
- nǐ bù liǎo jiě zhè hú de shēn qiǎn
  你不了解这湖的深浅。
  Since you don't know how deep the lake is.
- shēn qiǎn tiáo wén
  深浅条纹
  dark and pale stripes
synonym
qiǎn shēn浅深
2
n.metaproper limits (for speech or action)
- shuō huà méi gè shēn qiǎn
  说话没个深浅
  speak without thought and propriety
- bù zhī dào shēn qiǎn
  不知道深浅
  have no sense of propriety
synonym
fēn cun分寸

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