cǎn dàn
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  • 1

    adj.dim; dismal; gloomy; bleak

    • qián jǐng cǎn dàn

      前景惨淡

      gloomy prospect

    • cǎn dàn de yáng guāng

      惨淡阳光

      pale sunlight

    • tiān sè cǎn dàn

      天色惨淡

      gloomy sky

  • 2

    taking great pains

    • cǎn dàn jīng yíng

      惨淡经营

      run a business with great pains

  • 3

    adj.desolate; depressed

    • cǎn dàn de shén qíng

      惨淡神情

      sad expression

    • qiū fēng cǎn dàn

      秋风惨淡

      The autumn wind is desolate.

    • cǎn dàn shì jiè

      惨淡世界

      depressed world

  • 4

    adj.arduous; laborious; painstaking;

    • cǎn dàn jīng yíng

      惨淡经营

      run laboriously

Word usage

  • Note
    "惨淡" cannot be written as "惨澹".