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| Pronunciation |
: |
dàn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- insipid; weak; tasteless. (adj)
- mild; light in color. (adj)
- diluted. (adj)
- indifferent. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
氵 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
淡 |
| Usage |
: |
7.2% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
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: |
faint; dim; dull; insipid; indifferent |
| 3. |
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: |
flat; dull; ordinary |
| 4. |
|
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: |
tranquil and calm; indifferent |
| 5. |
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: |
to be forgotten; to fade from memory |
Sentences:
| 1. The soup needs more salt. |
| tāng |
yǒu |
diǎn |
dàn |
。 |
| 汤 |
有 |
点 |
淡 |
。 |
|
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|
| 汤 |
: |
soup |
| 有点 |
: |
a little; a bit |
| 淡 |
: |
weak; tasteless |
|
| 2. His eyes are sky-blue. |
| tā |
de |
yǎn |
zhū |
shì |
dàn |
lán |
sè |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
眼 |
珠 |
是 |
淡 |
蓝 |
色 |
的 |
。 |
|
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|
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 眼珠 |
: |
eyes |
| 是 |
: |
is; are |
| 淡 |
: |
light |
| 蓝色 |
: |
blue |
| 的 |
: |
used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis |
|
| 3. The wine has a light, dry fruity flavour |
| zhè |
zhǒng |
jiǔ |
yǒu |
yī |
zhǒng |
dàn |
dàn |
de |
guǒ |
xiāng |
wèi |
。 |
|
|
| 这 |
种 |
酒 |
有 |
一 |
种 |
淡 |
淡 |
的 |
果 |
香 |
味 |
。 |
|
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 种 |
: |
kind |
| 酒 |
: |
wine |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 种 |
: |
type; kind |
| 淡淡 |
: |
light |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 果香 |
: |
fruity |
| 味 |
: |
flavour |
|
| 4. He has been acting really cold with me lately. |
| tā |
zuì |
jìn |
duì |
wǒ |
yì |
zhí |
fēi |
cháng |
lěng |
dàn |
。 |
|
|
| 他 |
最 |
近 |
对 |
我 |
一 |
直 |
非 |
常 |
冷 |
淡 |
。 |
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 最近 |
: |
recently; lately |
| 对 |
: |
to |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 一直 |
: |
always |
| 非常 |
: |
very |
| 冷淡 |
: |
cold; indifferent |
|
| 5. School life is routine. |
| xué |
xiào |
de |
shēng |
huó |
píng |
dàn |
wú |
wèi |
。 |
| 学 |
校 |
的 |
生 |
活 |
平 |
淡 |
无 |
味 |
。 |
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| 学校 |
: |
school |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 生活 |
: |
life |
| 平淡 |
: |
dull; ordinary |
| 无味 |
: |
dull; uninteresting |
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