清
淡

Light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) in Chinese: 清淡 (qīng dàn)

qīng dàn

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
  2. 2insipid
  3. 3slack (sales)

Stroke order

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清
淡

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄢˋ

dàn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我早餐通常吃得很清淡。

    wǒ zǎo cān tōng cháng chī dé hěn qīng dàn。

    I usually have a light breakfast.

  • 今天想吃清淡的食物呢。

    jīn tiān xiǎng chī qīng dàn de shí wù ne。

    Today I want to eat something light.

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Related words

淡

dàn

insipid

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear

清楚

qīng chu

clear

清醒

qīng xǐng

clear-headed

清晨

qīng chén

early morning

清理

qīng lǐ

to clear up

清洁

qīng jié

clean

清洗

qīng xǐ

to wash

澄清

chéng qīng

clear (of liquid)

淡化

dàn huà

to water down

淡季

dàn jì

off season

冷淡

lěng dàn

cold

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