Meaning
insipid; diluted; weak; light in color; tasteless; fresh
Chinese: 淡、不浓;也表示冷淡、清淡。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dan” becomes a different word in each tone. 淡 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
- 冷淡lěng dàncold; indifferent
- 淡水dàn shuǐfreshwater
- 淡季dàn jìoff season; slow business season; see also 旺季
- 平淡píng dànflat; dull; ordinary; nothing special
Example Sentence
这道汤味道有点儿淡，再加点儿盐吧。Zhè dào tāng wèi dào yǒu diǎnr dàn, zài jiā diǎnr yán ba.This soup tastes a bit bland; add some more salt.
这zhèthis道dàoroad汤shāngrushing current味道wèi daoflavor有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly淡dàninsipid，再zàiagain加点jiā diǎnto work extra hours儿érchild盐yánsalt吧bāto puff (on a pipe etc)。