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Chinese dictionary
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adj.tasteless; weak; bland
我喜欢淡咖啡。
I like weak coffee.
那是一杯淡茶。
That is a cup of weak tea.
这碗汤很淡。
This is a bowl of light soup.
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- 2
adj.thin; light; low in density
这里有股淡淡的香气。
There is light fragrance.
这里有一瓶淡墨。
Here's a bottle of light ink.
云淡风轻。
The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.
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- 3
adj.feint; pale
他的眼睛是淡蓝色的。
His eyes were a watery blue.
卧室涂成了淡粉色。
The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks.
将背景色调涂淡一点,颜色偏冷一些。
Paint the background tones lighter and the colours cooler.
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- 4
adj.indifferent; cold; lacking interest
淡淡地答应
answer drily
淡然
indifferent
- 5
adj.slack; dull; stagnant; sluggish
扯淡
talk nonsense
淡话
mere words
淡事
trifling matter
- 6
adj.dialmeaningless; trivial; insignificant
Words and phrases with 淡
- 淡泊[word]seek no fame or wealth; tranquil
- 淡妆[word]light make-up
- 淡薄[word]thin; tasteless
- 淡忘[word]fade from one's memory
- 淡绿色[word]ondine
- 淡淡[word]thin; indifferent
- 淡黄色[word]faint yellow
- 淡墨[word]light ink
- 淡水养殖[word]freshwater aquaculture
- 淡而无味[idiom]lacking liveliness, animation or interest; be tasteless
- 淡泊明志[idiom]show one's aspirations by leading a simple life
- 淡妆浓抹[idiom]light or heavy make-up
- 淡妆轻抹[idiom]She was plainly dressed, and had no rouge on.
- 淡扫蛾眉[idiom]finish penciling one's eyebrows slightly
- 淡然处之[idiom]regard coolly
- 淡泊名利[idiom]be indifferent to fame and wealth