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
淡化
dànhuà
to play down; to dilute; to weaken
Characters in this word
化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
Example phrases
- 企业在公告中试图淡化事故责任，却激起了更强烈的质疑。 Qǐyè zài gōnggào zhōng shìtú dànhuà shìgù zérèn, què jīqǐ le gèng qiángliè de zhìyí. The company tried to play down its responsibility for the accident in the announcement, but it provoked stronger doubts.
- 时间久了，他对往事的痛苦慢慢淡化了。 Shíjiān jiǔ le, tā duì wǎngshì de tòngkǔ mànmàn dànhuà le. As time passed, his pain over past events gradually faded.
- 老师没有淡化问题的严重性，而是认真和大家讨论。 Lǎoshī méiyǒu dànhuà wèntí de yánzhòngxìng, ér shì rènzhēn hé dàjiā tǎolùn. The teacher did not play down the seriousness of the problem, but discussed it earnestly with everyone.