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
淡季
dànjì
off-season; slack season
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 旅游淡季的机票便宜，但许多小店也会暂时歇业。 Lǚyóu dànjì de jīpiào piányi, dàn xǔduō xiǎo diàn yě huì zànshí xiēyè. Air tickets are cheaper in the tourist off-season, but many small shops also close temporarily.
- 现在是海边的淡季，沙滩上几乎没有人。 Xiànzài shì hǎibiān de dànjì, shātān shàng jīhū méiyǒu rén. It's the off-season at the seaside now, and there's almost no one on the beach.
- 淡季的时候，这家饭馆每天只开半天。 Dànjì de shíhou, zhè jiā fànguǎn měi tiān zhǐ kāi bàn tiān. In the slack season, this restaurant is open only half a day.