How to write 淡

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "淡"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 淡

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "淡"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 淡

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Meaning of 淡

Pinyin dàn

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

insipid / diluted / weak / light in color / tasteless / fresh / indifferent / nitrogen

Usage

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不咸不淡 bù xián bù dàn

Neither salty nor light

淡妆 dàn zhuāng

light makeup

淡忘 dàn wàng

to be forgotten / to fade from memory

恬淡 tián dàn

quiet and contented / indifferent to fame or gain

惨淡 cǎn dàn

dark / gloomy / dismal / by painstaking effort

扯淡 chě dàn

to talk nonsense

轻描淡写 qīng miáo dàn xiě

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

冷淡 lěng dàn

cold / indifferent

暗淡 àn dàn

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

淡水鱼 dàn shuǐ yú

freshwater fish

淡泊 dàn bó

living a simple life

淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì

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

浓淡 nóng dàn

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

淡淡 dàn dàn

faint / dim / dull / insipid / unenthusiastic / indifferent

淡水 dàn shuǐ

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

淡淡的 dàn dàn de

light / slight

平淡 píng dàn

flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special

清淡 qīng dàn

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

淡淡地 dàn dàn de

Lightly

淡化 dàn huà

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

黯淡 àn dàn

variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]

淡水湖 dàn shuǐ hú

freshwater lake

冲淡 chōng dàn

to dilute

淡漠 dàn mò

apathetic / indifferent / unsympathetic

淡黄 dàn huáng

light yellow

淡然 dàn rán

tranquil and calm / indifferent

淡薄 dàn bó

thin / light / flagging / faint

淡季 dàn jì

off season / slow business season / see also 旺季[wang4 ji4]

淡蓝 dàn lán

light blue / pale blue

淡褐色 dàn hè sè

hazel / ecru

淡雅 dàn yǎ

simple and elegant

黯淡无光 àn dàn wú guāng

gloomy / somber / dismal / intense darkness without light