淡 (dàn) means Weak (pale - indifferent). Below are 15 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
她喜欢颜色 淡 一点的衣服。
Tā xǐhuan yánsè dàn yìdiǎn de yīfu.
She likes clothes in lighter colours.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 淡
他的态度有点冷 淡 。
Tā de tàidu yǒudiǎn lěngdàn.
His attitude is a little cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 冷淡
别对客人这么冷 淡 。
Bié duì kèren zhème lěngdàn.
Do not be so cool toward the guests.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 冷淡
这道菜口味很清 淡 。
Zhè dào cài kǒuwèi hěn qīngdàn.
This dish has a light flavour.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 清淡
淡 季的机票便宜很多。
Dànjì de jīpiào piányi hěn duō.
Air tickets are much cheaper in the low season.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡季
这道菜又清 淡 又可口。
Zhè dào cài yòu qīngdàn yòu kěkǒu.
This dish is both light and tasty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 可口
医生让他吃得清 淡 一点。
Yīshēng ràng tā chī de qīngdàn yìdiǎn.
The doctor told him to eat more lightly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 清淡
冬天是这里的旅游 淡 季。
Dōngtiān shì zhèlǐ de lǚyóu dànjì.
Winter is the off season for tourism here.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡季
这道菜的咸 淡 恰到好处。
Zhè dào cài de xián dàn qià dào hǎo chù.
This dish is seasoned exactly right.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恰到好处
这种鱼只能生活在 淡 水里。
Zhè zhǒng yú zhǐ néng shēnghuó zài dànshuǐ lǐ.
This kind of fish can live only in fresh water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡水
春天的桃花是 淡 淡 的粉色。
Chūntiān de táohuā shì dàndàn de fěnsè.
Spring peach blossom is a pale pink.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 粉色
花园里散发着 淡 淡 的香味。
Huāyuán lǐ sànfāzhe dàndàn de xiāngwèi.
A faint fragrance drifts through the garden.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 散发
地球上的 淡 水资源非常有限。
Dìqiú shang de dànshuǐ zīyuán fēicháng yǒuxiàn.
The earth's fresh-water resources are very limited.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡水
长期分开，感情不免会 淡 下来。
Chángqī fēnkāi, gǎnqíng bùmiǎn huì dàn xiàlái.
Apart for a long time, feelings are bound to fade.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不免
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Words that contain 淡
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Questions about 淡
How is 淡 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 淡 (dàn, "Weak (pale - indifferent)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 淡 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 淡 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 淡 an HSK word?
Yes — 淡 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 淡?
The dictionary page for 淡 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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