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暗淡 (àn dàn): Dim (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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暗淡 consists of 2 characters.

暗 • àn • dark • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

àn暗

dark

淡 • dàn • thin; light in colour; tasteless • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

dàn淡

thin; light in colour; tasteless

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Pinyinàn dàn

Meaningdim; gloomy

Characters2

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Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 暗淡

Fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

de的

dēng灯

guāng光

hěn很

àn暗

dàn淡

。

The light in the room is very dim.

Tā他

de的

qián前

tú途

yī一

piàn片

àn暗

dàn淡

，

ràng

让

rén人

dān担

yōu忧

。

His future is completely gloomy, which worries people.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 暗淡.

Words with 暗

暗示àn shìhint; imply
黑暗hēi àndark
暗中àn zhōngIn secret / in private
阴暗yīn ànDark / Gloomy
暗地里àn dì lǐIn secret / Behind the scenes
昏暗hūn àndim; dark; gloomy
晦暗huì àndark and gloomy
暗号àn hàosecret signal; code

Words with 淡

冷淡lěng dàntreat coldly; give the cold shoulder to
清淡qīng dànlight; mild; delicate
淡季dàn jìoff season
淡水dàn shuǐfresh water
平淡

píng dàn

Plain / Insipid

淡化dàn huàweaken / fade

扯淡chě dànnonsense; to talk nonsense

淡忘dàn wàngto fade from memory; to gradually forget