清淡 qīng dàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cing1 daam6 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
- insipid
- slack (sales)
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清
- 冷清 lěng qīng ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ laang5 cing1 cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
- 清单 清單 qīng dān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢ cing1 daan1 list of items
- 清幽 qīng yōu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ cing1 jau1 (of a location) quiet and secluded
- 清廉 qīng lián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ cing1 lim4 honest
- 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇ cing1 sou3 to tidy up
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- 清新 qīng xīn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cing1 san1 fresh and clean
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 清晨 qīng chén ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ cing1 san4 early morning
- 清晰 qīng xī ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ cing1 sik1 clear; distinct
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 清洗 qīng xǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇ cing1 sai2 to wash; to rinse; to clean
- 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ cing1 loeng4 cool
- 清洁 清潔 qīng jié ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing1 git3 clean
- 清澈 qīng chè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄜˋ cing1 cit3 clear; limpid
- 清理 qīng lǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ cing1 lei5 to clear up
- 清脆 qīng cuì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄟˋ cing1 ceoi3 sharp and clear
- 清醒 qīng xǐng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ cing1 sing2 clear-headed
- 清除 qīng chú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ cing1 ceoi4 to clear away
- 清静 清靜 qīng jìng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ cing1 zing6 quiet
- 澄清 chéng qīng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ cing4 cing1 clear (of liquid)
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
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bing1 cing1 juk6 git3 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- 缠夹不清 纏夾不清 chán jiā bù qīng ㄔㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ cin4 gaap3 bat1 cing1 to muddle things together (idiom)
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
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- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
- 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ gin1 bik1 cing1 je5 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- 空室清野 kōng shì qīng yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 sat1 cing1 je5 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
- 揽辔澄清 攬轡澄清 lǎn pèi chéng qīng ㄌㄢˇ ㄆㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ laam5 bei3 cing4 cing1 to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1 an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
- 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
Example sentences
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我 早餐 通常 吃 得很 清淡 。
I usually have a light breakfast.
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今天 想 吃 清淡 的 食物 呢 。
Today I want to eat something light.
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