淡

Insipid in Chinese: 淡 (dàn)

dàn

insipid

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1insipid
  2. 2diluted
  3. 3weak
  4. 4mild
  5. 5light in color
  6. 6tasteless
  7. 7indifferent
  8. 8(variant of 氮) nitrogen

Stroke order

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淡

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢˋ

dàn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这太淡了。

    zhè tài dàn le。

    This is tasteless.

  • 她淡淡一笑。

    tā dàn dàn yí xiào。

    She gave a faint smile.

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Related words

清淡

qīng dàn

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

淡化

dàn huà

to water down

淡季

dàn jì

off season

冷淡

lěng dàn

cold

平淡

píng dàn

flat

导致

dǎo zhì

to lead to

地位

dì wèi

position

的确

dí què

really

登记

dēng jì

to register (one's name)

敌人

dí rén

enemy

调皮

tiáo pí

naughty

顶

dǐng

apex

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