淡
dàn
light, weak, bland
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 这道菜味道太淡了。This dish is too bland.
- 天边只剩下一抹淡淡的云。Only a faint wisp of cloud remained on the horizon.
Collocations
很淡清淡淡季平淡
Mnemonic
淡 dàn "light/bland": 氵 "water" + 炎 "flame", like water with the heat gone. Means bland, light, faint. Opposite of 浓 (dense).
Related
浓清淡平淡冷淡
Quick check
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