How to say “bland” in Chinese
bland; weak (of tea)
“Bland” in Chinese is 淡, dàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
淡 is read dàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: watered down. The right part 炎 is the same as in 谈 tán.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “淡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 淡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这杯咖啡太淡了。zhèbēikāfēitàidànleThis coffee is too weak.
- 你要浓一点儿的茶还是淡一点儿的？nǐyàonóngyìdiǎnrdecháháishidànyìdiǎnrdeDo you want your tea stronger or weaker?
- 医生让我最近吃得清淡一点儿yīshēngràngwǒzuìjìnchīdeqīngdànyìdiǎnrThe doctor told me to eat lighter food for a while.
- 这款香水的味道很淡。zhèkuǎnxiāngshuǐdewèidàohěndànThis perfume has a light scent.
- 汤有点儿淡再撒一点儿盐吧tāngyǒudiǎnrdàn,zàisǎyìdiǎnryánbaThe soup's a bit bland, add a little more salt.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Bland, strong, smelly”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bland” in Chinese?
“Bland” in Chinese is 淡, pinyin dàn.
What does 淡 mean?
淡 (dàn) means “bland; weak (of tea)”.
How do you write 淡?
淡 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 淡?
淡 is read dàn. Tones: dàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bland” in the lesson “Bland, strong, smelly”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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