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Trad. 擱淺
- to be stranded (of ship)
- to run aground
- fig. to run into difficulties and stop
Trad. 淺嘗
- to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)
- (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
Trad. 淺草
- Asakusa (district of Tokyo known for its traditional atmosphere and Sensō-ji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple)
Trad. 淺顯
- (of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
Trad. 交淺言深
- (idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
Trad. 才疏學淺
- (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
Trad. 中途擱淺
- to run aground in mid-course
- to run into difficulty and stop
Trad. 淺嘗輒止
- lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
Trad. 淺層文字
- shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
Trad. 淺希近求
- to aim low
- to aim to get by
- without lofty ambition
Trad. 淺源地震
- shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
Trad. 害人不淺
- (idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
Trad. 深入淺出
- to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
- (of language) simple and easy to understand
Trad. 交情匪淺
- to be very close
- to understand each other
Trad. 水淺養不住大魚
- lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)
- fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization