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淡

dàn

weak; bland

HSK 4 · Topic “Food and taste”
A cup of pale tea
Memory picture

Character

淡 dàn

Strokes
11
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 炎 flame, blaze
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 茶有点淡。 Chá yǒudiǎn dàn. The tea is a little weak.
  • 味道太淡。 Wèidào tài dàn. The taste is too bland.
  • 这汤很淡。 Zhè tāng hěn dàn. This soup is very bland.

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