Word information
Simplified恬淡
Traditional恬淡
Pinyintián dàn
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淡dàn
insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
清淡qīngdànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
淡化dànhuàto water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination
淡季dànjìoff season; slow business season; see also 旺季[wang4 ji4]
淡水dànshuǐTamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water
冷淡lěngdàncold; indifferent