Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 淡 | 淡 | dàn | dan4 | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮 ) nitrogen | ||
2 | 淡淡 | 淡淡 | dàn dàn | dan4 dan4 | faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent | ||
3 | 淡水 | 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | Dan4 shui3 | potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water; Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市 , Taiwan | ||
4 | 冷淡 | 冷淡 | lěng dàn | leng3 dan4 | cold; indifferent | ||
5 | 暗淡 | 暗淡 | àn dàn | an4 dan4 | variant of 暗淡 ; dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak | ||
6 | 淡漠 | 淡漠 | dàn mò | dan4 mo4 | apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic | ||
7 | 淡水区 | 淡水區 | dàn shuǐ qū | Dan4 shui3 Qu1 | Tamsui or Danshui District, New Taipei City 新北市 , Taiwan | ||
8 | 暗淡无光 | 暗淡無光 | àn dàn wú guāng | an4 dan4 wu2 guang1 | dim and dark (idiom) | ||
9 | 白扯淡 | 白扯淡 | bái chě dàn | bai2 che3 dan4 | (coll.) to talk rubbish | ||
10 | 惨淡 | 慘淡 | cǎn dàn | can3 dan4 | dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort | ||
11 | 惨淡经营 | 慘淡經營 | cǎn dàn jīng yíng | can3 dan4 jing1 ying2 | to manage by painstaking effort (idiom) | ||
12 | 惨淡无光 | 慘淡無光 | cǎn dàn wú guāng | can3 dan4 wu2 guang1 | dark without light (idiom) | ||
13 | 扯淡 | 扯淡 | chě dàn | che3 dan4 | to talk nonsense | ||
14 | 冲淡 | 沖淡 | chōng dàn | chong1 dan4 | to dilute | ||
15 | 粗茶淡饭 | 粗茶淡飯 | cū chá dàn fàn | cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4 | plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water | ||
16 | 淡巴菰 | 淡巴菰 | dàn bā gū | dan4 ba1 gu1 | tobacco (loanword) (old) | ||
17 | 淡泊 | 淡泊 | dàn bó | dan4 bo2 | thin; light; flagging; faint; living a simple life | ||
18 | 淡泊寡味 | 淡泊寡味 | dàn bó guǎ wèi | dan4 bo2 gua3 wei4 | insipid and tasteless (idiom) | ||
19 | 淡泊名利 | 淡泊名利 | dàn bó míng lì | dan4 bo2 ming2 li4 | not caring about fame and fortune (idiom); indifferent to worldly rewards | ||
20 | 淡泊明志 | 淡泊明志 | dàn bó míng zhì | dan4 bo2 ming2 zhi4 | living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) | ||
21 | 淡泊自如 | 淡泊自如 | dàn bó zì rú | dan4 bo2 zi4 ru2 | to be contented with little (idiom) | ||
22 | 淡出 | 淡出 | dàn chū | dan4 chu1 | to fade out (cinema); to withdraw from (politics, acting etc); to fade from (memory) | ||
23 | 淡定 | 淡定 | dàn dìng | dan4 ding4 | calm and collected; unperturbed | ||
24 | 淡而无味 | 淡而無味 | dàn ér wú wèi | dan4 er2 wu2 wei4 | tasteless; insipid (idiom) | ||
25 | 淡光 | 淡光 | dàn guāng | dan4 guang1 | shimmer | ||
26 | 淡喉鹩鹛 | 淡喉鷯鶥 | dàn hóu liáo méi | dan4 hou2 liao2 mei2 | (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari) | ||
27 | 淡化 | 淡化 | dàn huà | dan4 hua4 | to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination | ||
28 | 淡黄 | 淡黃 | dàn huáng | dan4 huang2 | light yellow | ||
29 | 淡黄腰柳莺 | 淡黃腰柳鶯 | dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng | dan4 huang2 yao1 liu3 ying1 | (bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus) | ||
30 | 淡灰眉岩鹀 | 淡灰眉岩鵐 | dàn huī méi yán wú | dan4 hui1 mei2 yan2 wu2 | (bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia) | ||
31 | 淡季 | 淡季 | dàn jì | dan4 ji4 | off season; slow business season; see also 旺季 | ||
32 | 淡脚树莺 | 淡腳樹鶯 | dàn jiǎo shù yīng | dan4 jiao3 shu4 ying1 | (bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes) | ||
33 | 淡颏仙鹟 | 淡頦仙鶲 | dàn kē xiān wēng | dan4 ke1 xian1 weng1 | (bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) | ||
34 | 淡蓝色 | 淡藍色 | dàn lán sè | dan4 lan2 se4 | light blue | ||
35 | 淡绿䴗鹛 | 淡綠鶪鶥 | dàn lǜ jú méi | dan4 lu:4 ju2 mei2 | (bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) | ||
36 | 淡眉柳莺 | 淡眉柳鶯 | dàn méi liǔ yīng | dan4 mei2 liu3 ying1 | (bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei) | ||
37 | 淡啤 | 淡啤 | dàn pí | dan4 pi2 | light beer | ||
38 | 淡然 | 淡然 | dàn rán | dan4 ran2 | tranquil and calm; indifferent | ||
39 | 淡然置之 | 淡然置之 | dàn rán zhì zhī | dan4 ran2 zhi4 zhi1 | unruffled (idiom) | ||
40 | 淡入 | 淡入 | dàn rù | dan4 ru4 | to fade in (cinema) | ||
41 | 淡色崖沙燕 | 淡色崖沙燕 | dàn sè yá shā yàn | dan4 se4 ya2 sha1 yan4 | (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) | ||
42 | 淡水湖 | 淡水湖 | dàn shuǐ hú | dan4 shui3 hu2 | freshwater lake | ||
43 | 淡水鱼 | 淡水魚 | dàn shuǐ yú | dan4 shui3 yu2 | freshwater fish | ||
44 | 淡水镇 | 淡水鎮 | dàn shuǐ zhèn | Dan4 shui3 zhen4 | Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市 , Taiwan | ||
45 | 淡忘 | 淡忘 | dàn wàng | dan4 wang4 | to be forgotten; to fade from memory | ||
46 | 淡尾鹟莺 | 淡尾鶲鶯 | dàn wěi wēng yīng | dan4 wei3 weng1 ying1 | (bird species of China) Alström's warbler (Seicercus soror) | ||
47 | 淡雅 | 淡雅 | dàn yǎ | dan4 ya3 | simple and elegant | ||
48 | 淡妆 | 淡妝 | dàn zhuāng | dan4 zhuang1 | light makeup | ||
49 | 淡妆浓抹 | 淡妝濃抹 | dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ | dan4 zhuang1 nong2 mo3 | in light or heavy makeup (idiom) | ||
50 | 淡紫䴓 | 淡紫鳾 | dàn zǐ shī | dan4 zi3 shi1 | (bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) | ||
51 | 攻苦食淡 | 攻苦食淡 | gōng kǔ shí dàn | gong1 ku3 shi2 dan4 | to work hard and live plainly (idiom) | ||
52 | 寡淡 | 寡淡 | guǎ dàn | gua3 dan4 | insipid; bland; indifferent | ||
53 | 海水淡化 | 海水淡化 | hǎi shuǐ dàn huà | hai3 shui3 dan4 hua4 | sea water desalination | ||
54 | 涵淡 | 涵淡 | hán dàn | han2 dan4 | waves | ||
55 | 胡扯淡 | 胡扯淡 | hú chě dàn | hu2 che3 dan4 | nonsense; irresponsible patter | ||
56 | 君子之交淡如水 | 君子之交淡如水 | jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ | jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3 | a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 ) | ||
57 | 看淡 | 看淡 | kàn dàn | kan4 dan4 | to regard as unimportant; to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc); (of an economy or a market) to slacken | ||
58 | 冷淡关系 | 冷淡關係 | lěng dàn guān xì | leng3 dan4 guan1 xi4 | cold relations (e.g. between countries) | ||
59 | 宁定淡泊 | 寧定淡泊 | níng dìng dàn bó | ning2 ding4 dan4 bo2 | to live in contentment (idiom) | ||
60 | 浓淡 | 濃淡 | nóng dàn | nong2 dan4 | shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark) | ||
61 | 平淡 | 平淡 | píng dàn | ping2 dan4 | flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special | ||
62 | 平淡无奇 | 平淡無奇 | píng dàn wú qí | ping2 dan4 wu2 qi2 | ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about | ||
63 | 浅淡 | 淺淡 | qiǎn dàn | qian3 dan4 | light (color); pale; vague (feeling) | ||
64 | 清淡 | 清淡 | qīng dàn | qing1 dan4 | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) | ||
65 | 轻描淡写 | 輕描淡寫 | qīng miáo dàn xiě | qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3 | to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom) | ||
66 | 舌淡苔白 | 舌淡苔白 | shé dàn tāi bái | she2 dan4 tai1 bai2 | pale tongue with whitish coating (Chinese medicine) (idiom) | ||
67 | 疏淡 | 疏淡 | shū dàn | shu1 dan4 | sparse; thin; distant | ||
68 | 素妆淡描 | 素妝淡描 | sù zhuāng dàn miáo | su4 zhuang1 dan4 miao2 | to have a simple makeup (idiom) | ||
69 | 天高云淡 | 天高雲淡 | tiān gāo yún dàn | tian1 gao1 yun2 dan4 | The sky is high, the clouds are pale. (idiom) | ||
70 | 恬淡 | 恬淡 | tián dàn | tian2 dan4 | quiet and contented; indifferent to fame or gain | ||
71 | 恬淡无欲 | 恬淡無欲 | tián dàn wú yù | tian2 dan4 wu2 yu4 | quiet in mind with few desires (idiom) | ||
72 | 咸淡 | 鹹淡 | xián dàn | xian2 dan4 | salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water) | ||
73 | 性冷淡 | 性冷淡 | xìng lěng dàn | xing4 leng3 dan4 | frigidity | ||
74 | 雅淡 | 雅淡 | yǎ dàn | ya3 dan4 | simple and elegant | ||
75 | 意匠惨淡 | 意匠慘淡 | yì jiàng cǎn dàn | yi4 jiang4 can3 dan4 | an ingenious composition and color scheme (of painting) (idiom) | ||
76 | 月光惨淡 | 月光慘淡 | yuè guāng cǎn dàn | yue4 guang1 can3 dan4 | the faint light of the moon. (idiom) | ||
77 | 云寒星淡 | 雲寒星淡 | yún hán xīng dàn | yun2 han2 xing1 dan4 | The clouds are cold and the stars without luster. (idiom) |
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