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superficial; shallow

肤浅
fū qiǎn
f+ū·1st toneq+iǎn·3rd tone
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Tom is shallow.
汤姆很肤浅。
Between you and me, he's a shallow thinker.
他思想肤浅，这个我们知道就好。
There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.
在他的文章中总是有太多肤浅的桥段。
Synonyms
Synonyms
skin-deep; superficial; shallow浮浅fú qiǎnflickering light and passing shadows (idiom) · blurred scenery · cursory · superficial浮光掠影fú guāng lu:è yǐng(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop浅尝辄止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐsuperficial浅薄qiǎn bóto float about · (of a feeling) to show on the face · (of speech, friendship etc) shallow · vague浮泛fú fànlit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly · superficial contact (idiom)蜻蜓点水qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
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