淡化 dàn huà ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ daam6 faa3 HSK 7-9
- to water down
- to play down
- to trivialize
- to weaken
- to become dull with time
- to desalinate
- desalination
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淡
- 冷淡 lěng dàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄢˋ laang5 daam6 cold
- 平淡 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 ping4 flat
- 冲淡 沖淡 chōng dàn ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cung1 taam5 to dilute
- 淡季 dàn jì ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ daam6 gwai3 off season
- 淡水 dàn shuǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ taam5 seoi2 freshwater
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- 清淡 qīng dàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cing1 daam6 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
- 寡淡 guǎ dàn ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ gwaa2 daam6 insipid
- 恬淡 tián dàn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ tim4 daam6 quiet and contented
- 惨淡 慘淡 cǎn dàn ㄘㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ caam2 daam6 dark
- 扯淡 chě dàn ㄔㄜˇ ㄉㄢˋ ce2 taam5 to talk nonsense
- 暗淡 àn dàn ㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ am3 daam6 dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab
- 涵淡 hán dàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ haam4 daam6 waves
- 淡光 dàn guāng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ daam6 gwong1 shimmer
- 淡入 dàn rù ㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ taam5 jap6 to fade in (cinema)
- 淡出 dàn chū ㄉㄢˋ ㄔㄨ taam5 ceot1 to fade out (cinema)
- 淡啤 dàn pí ㄉㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ taam5 be1 light beer
- 淡妆 淡妝 dàn zhuāng ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤ taam5 zong1 light makeup
- 淡定 dàn dìng ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ daam6 ding6 calm and collected
- 淡忘 dàn wàng ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ daam6 mong4 to gradually forget as time passes; to have (sth) fade from one's memory
- 淡水 Dàn shuǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ taam5 seoi2 Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
化
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 优化 優化 yōu huà ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau1 faa3 to optimize
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化学 化學 huà xué ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ faa3 hok6 chemistry
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 化纤 化纖 huà xiān ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢ faa3 cim1 man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up
- 化解 huà jiě ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ faa3 gaai2 to dissolve
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 化验 化驗 huà yàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ faa3 jim6 chemical examination
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 孵化 fū huà ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fu1 faa3 breeding
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
- 教化 jiào huà ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaau3 faa3 to enlighten
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
Idioms with these characters
- 惨淡经营 慘淡經營 cǎn dàn jīng yíng ㄘㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊ caam2 daam6 ging1 jing4 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
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- 淡妆浓抹 淡妝濃抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄛˇ daam6 zong1 nung4 mut3 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
- 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 daam6 mou4 kei4 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
- 轻描淡写 輕描淡寫 qīng miáo dàn xiě ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hing1 miu4 daam6 se2 (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ ceon1 fung1 faa3 jyu5 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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- 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖˋ gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 the full light of day (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
- 化为泡影 化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ faa3 wai4 paau1 jing2 (idiom) to come to nothing
- 化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 wai4 wu1 jau5 (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one