淡泊寡味 dàn bó guǎ wèi

insipid and tasteless (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. insipid and tasteless (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
淡 dàn HSK 5
light in color; tasteless; diluted
泊 bó HSK 6
lake; Taiwan pr. bó; to moor
寡 guǎ
few; scant; widowed
味 wèi HSK 4
taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)