Adj.monotonous; dull; drab

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Character Breakdown

单调 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 单调 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 单调 with other words naturally.
Subject + Predicate
gōng
zuò
dān
tiáo
neutral
monotonous work
shēng
huó
dān
tiáo
neutral
monotonous life
Adjective + Adjectivewith乏味
dān
tiáo
wèi
neutral
monotonous and boring
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
dān
tiáo
neutral
very monotonous

Example Sentences with 单调

zhè
ge
fáng
jiān
de
yán
hěn
dān
diào
The colors in this room are very monotonous.
jǐn
guǎn
gōng
zuò
nèi
róng
yǒu
xiē
dān
diào
dàn
rán
bǎo
chí
zhe
gāo
de
zhuān
zhù
Although the work content is somewhat monotonous, he still maintains a high level of concentration.
jué
de
zhè
zhǒng
qiān
piān
de
fāng
shì
tài
dān
diào
le
ma
Don't you think this kind of uniform entertainment method is too monotonous?
měi
tiān
zuò
tóng
yàng
de
shì
qíng
shēng
huó
biàn
hěn
dān
diào
Doing the same things every day makes life very monotonous.
de
yǐn
shí
jié
gòu
bìng
dān
diào
fǎn
ér
zhù
zhòng
yíng
yǎng
de
jūn
héng
pèi
His dietary structure is not monotonous; instead, it focuses on a balanced combination of nutrients.
wèi
le
miǎn
shēng
huó
guò
dān
diào
jué
dìng
xué
mén
xīn
de
yuè
To avoid life becoming too monotonous, she decided to learn a new musical instrument.
de
yǎn
jiǎng
nèi
róng
dān
diào
wèi
tīng
zhòng
dōu
kuài
yào
shuì
zháo
le
His speech was monotonous and boring, and the audience was almost falling asleep.
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
de
cài
dān
shè
yǒu
xiē
dān
diào
quē
chuàng
cài
shì
The menu design of this restaurant is somewhat monotonous, lacking creative dishes.