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平淡

平淡 (píng dàn): Plain / Insipid (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

平淡 consists of 2 characters.

flat; level; even; equal

thin; light in colour; tasteless

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Pinyinpíng dàn

MeaningPlain / Insipid

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word平淡

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3.

How to Use 平淡 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 平淡 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith日子

píng平

dàn淡

de的

rì日

zi子

neutral

ordinary days

Adverb + Adjectivewith过于

guò过

yú于

píng平

dàn淡

Subject + Predicatewith生活

shēng生

huó活

píng平

dàn淡

Idiomwith无奇

píng平

dàn淡

wú无

qí奇

4.

Example Sentences with 平淡

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

huó活

hěn很

píng平

dàn淡

neutral

too bland/ordinary

neutral

ordinary life

formal

ordinary and unremarkable

。

My life is very ordinary.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

nèi内

róng容

hěn很

chōng充

shí实

，

dàn但

yǔ语

diào调

guò过

yú于

píng平

dàn淡

，

nán难

yǐ以

xī吸

yǐn引

tīng听

zhòng众

。

Although his speech content was substantial, his tone was too flat and failed to engage the audience.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

qiān千

piān篇

yí一

lǜ律

de的

shēng生

huó活

tài太

guò过

píng平

dàn淡

fá乏

wèi味

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this monotonous life is too plain and boring?

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

jù剧

qíng情

bǐ比

jiào较

píng平

dàn淡

，

méi没

yǒu有

tài太

duō多

jīng惊

xǐ喜

。

The plot of this movie is quite bland, without many surprises.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

mǎn满

zú足

yú于

píng平

dàn淡

de的

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

bú不

duàn断

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

zì自

wǒ我

。

He was not content with a plain career; instead, he chose to constantly challenge himself.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

shù数

jù据

fēn分

xī析

jué绝

bù不

néng能

xiě写

dé得

rú如

cǐ此

píng平

dàn淡

，

xū需

yào要

gèng更

yǒu有

dòng洞

chá察

lì力

。

The data analysis in this report must not be written so plainly; it needs to be more insightful.

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

píng平

dàn淡

de的

rì日

zi子

，

jué觉

de得

zhè这

yàng样

gèng更

ān安

xīn心

。

He prefers a simple life, finding it more peaceful.

zài在

jīng经

lì历

le了

zhū诸

duō多

bō波

lán澜

hòu后

，

tā她

fǎn反

ér而

kāi开

shǐ始

xiàng向

wǎng往

yì一

zhǒng种

píng平

dàn淡

ér而

ān安

wěn稳

de的

rì日

cháng常

。

After experiencing many ups and downs, she instead began to yearn for a plain and stable daily life.