单调

zhǐ zuò yī zhǒng yóu xì wèi miǎn dān diào

只做一种游戏，未免单调。

Playing just one game is tedious.

chóu liào de huā yàng dān diào

绸料的花样单调。

The pattern on the silk is quite monotonous.

zuó tiān de jié mù bǐ jiào dān diào

昨天的节目比较单调。

Yesterday's programme was rather dull.

dān diào de shēng huó

单调的生活

humdrum life

chǎn pǐn huā sè pǐn zhǒng dān diào

产品花色品种单调。

The variety and colours of the products are rather lacklustre.

sè cǎi dān diào

色彩单调

dull colouring

dān diào de shēng yīn

单调的声音

monotonous voice

yī zhuó dān diào

衣着单调

drab clothing

tiān tiān chī miàn tiáo tài dān diào le

天天吃面条，太单调了。

It's monotonous to have noodles every day.

xiǎng xiàng shǐ rén cóng dān diào wú liáo de shēng huó zhōng jiě tuō chū lai

想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。

Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.

tā xīn bù zài yān de tīng zhe lǎo shī dān diào fá wèi de shuō huà shēng

他心不在焉地听着老师单调乏味的说话声。

He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.

jī qì fā chū dān diào de shēng xiǎng

机器发出单调的声响。

The monotonous sound is punctuated only by his gasping cough.

wǒ men zài zhè lǐ chī de shí wù wú wèi yòu dān diào

我们在这里吃的食物无味又单调。

The food we get here is tasteless and monotonous.