淡薄 dàn bó ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ daam6 bok6
- thin
- light
- flagging
- faint
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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
- 淡化 dàn huà ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ daam6 faa3 to water down
- 淡季 dàn jì ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ daam6 gwai3 off season
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- 淡水 dàn shuǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ taam5 seoi2 freshwater
- 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
薄
- 刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 unkind
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 浅薄 淺薄 qiǎn bó ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ cin2 bok6 superficial
- 薄弱 bó ruò ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 bok6 light (weight)
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- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
- 厚薄 hòu báo ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄠˊ hau5 bok6 thickness
- 厚薄 hòu bó ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄛˊ hau5 bok6 to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)
- 厌薄 厭薄 yàn bó ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ jim3 bok6 to despise
- 命薄 mìng bó ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ meng6 bok6 to be unlucky
- 喷薄 噴薄 pēn bó ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ pan3 bok6 to gush
- 微薄 wēi bó ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ mei4 bok6 scanty
- 摊薄 攤薄 tān báo ㄊㄢ ㄅㄠˊ taan1 bok6 (finance) to dilute (earnings per share)
- 浮薄 fú bó ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ fau4 bok6 frivolous; superficial
- 瘠薄 jí bó ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄛˊ zek3 bok6 (of land) infertile
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ min4 bok6 my humble effort
- 纤薄 纖薄 xiān bó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ cim1 bok6 very thin; delicate
- 脸薄 臉薄 liǎn báo ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˊ lim5 bok6 bashful
- 菲薄 fěi bó ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ fei2 bok6 humble
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
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hung4 ngaan4 bok6 ming6 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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- 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ hau5 zik1 bok6 faat3 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 喷薄欲出 噴薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ pan3 bok6 juk6 ceot1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
- 轻口薄舌 輕口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 hau2 bok6 sit6 (idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
- 轻浪浮薄 輕浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 long6 fau4 bok6 (idiom) frivolous
- 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 zeoi2 bok6 sit6 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude