dàn

weak, watery; insipid, tasteless

HSK 5 #1293

DEFINITIONS

淡 dàn
  • insipid
  • diluted
  • weak
  • mild
  • light in color
  • tasteless
  • indifferent
  • (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen

STROKES

WORDS

泊 dàn bó living a simple life
粗茶饭 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water
关系 lěng dàn guān xì cold relations (e.g. between countries)
關係 lěng dàn guān xì cold relations (e.g. between countries)
君子之交如水 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
guǎ dàn insipid; bland; indifferent
無奇 píng dàn wú qí ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
性冷 xìng lěng dàn frigidity
tián dàn quiet and contented; indifferent to fame or gain
cǎn dàn dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort
經營 cǎn dàn jīng yíng to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
chōng dàn to dilute
hán dàn waves
光 dàn guāng shimmer
入 dàn rù to fade in (cinema)
啤 dàn pí light beer
喉鹩鹛 dàn hóu liáo méi (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)
喉鷯鶥 dàn hóu liáo méi (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)
妝 dàn zhuāng light makeup
妆浓抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
妝濃抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
定 dàn dìng calm and collected; unperturbed
尾鹟莺 dàn wěi wēng yīng (bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)
尾鶲鶯 dàn wěi wēng yīng (bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror)
巴菰 dàn bā gū tobacco (loanword) (old)