淡 - dàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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淡

dàn

Definition

insipid
diluted
weak
mild
light in color
tasteless
fresh
indifferent
nitrogen

Character Decomposition

Related words (50)

shimmer

to fade in (cinema)

to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination

light makeup

off season; slow business season; see also 旺季

淡定

dàn dìng

calm and collected; unperturbed

淡忘

dàn wàng

to be forgotten; to fade from memory

淡水

dàn shuǐ

potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water

living a simple life

faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent

淡漠

dàn mò

apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic

淡然

dàn rán

tranquil and calm; indifferent

淡薄

dàn bó

thin; light; flagging; faint

simple and elegant

light yellow

tobacco (loanword) (old)

fresh water lake

freshwater fish

(bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)

light blue

(bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)

淡尾鹟莺

dàn wěi wēng yīng

(bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)

淡眉柳莺

dàn méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

淡绿䴗鹛

dàn lǜ jú méi

(bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)

淡脚树莺

dàn jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

淡颏仙鹟

dàn kē xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)

淡灰眉岩鹀

dàn huī méi yán wú

(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)

淡色崖沙燕

dàn sè yá shā yàn

(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)

淡黄腰柳莺

dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)

to dilute

cold; indifferent

salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water)

寡淡

guǎ dàn

insipid; bland; indifferent

平淡

píng dàn

flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special

恬淡

tián dàn

quiet and contented; indifferent to fame or gain

惨淡

cǎn dàn

dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort

to talk nonsense

dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak

浅淡

qiǎn dàn

light (color); pale; vague (feeling)

浓淡

nóng dàn

shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)

waves

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)

疏淡

shū dàn

sparse; thin; distant

simple and elegant

frigidity

(coll.) to talk rubbish

胡扯淡

hú chě dàn

nonsense; irresponsible patter

冷淡关系

lěng dàn guān xì

cold relations (e.g. between countries)

粗茶淡饭

cū chá dàn fàn

plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water

君子之交淡如水

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)

Idioms (7)

淡妆浓抹

dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ

in light or heavy makeup (idiom)

淡泊名利

dàn bó míng lì

not caring about fame and fortune (idiom); indifferent to worldly rewards

淡泊寡味

dàn bó guǎ wèi

insipid and tasteless (idiom)

淡泊明志

dàn bó míng zhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

平淡无奇

píng dàn wú qí

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

惨淡经营

cǎn dàn jīng yíng

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

轻描淡写

qīng miáo dàn xiě

to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom)

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