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清淡

qīng dànㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: THANH ĐẠM

Traditional: 清淡

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaning(adjective)

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)

Opposite (food): 油腻 (greasy).

Examples

  • 生病的时候要吃清淡一点儿。

    shēng bìng de shí hòu yào chī qīng dàn yì diǎn ér.

    Eat lighter food when you're ill.

  • 我喜欢清淡的越南菜。

    wǒ xǐ huan qīng dàn de yuè nán cài.

    I like light Vietnamese food.

  • 最近店里生意很清淡。

    zuì jìn diàn lǐ shēng yì hěn qīng dàn.

    Business at the shop has been slow lately.

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Stroke order

THANH · 11 strokes

Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing

ĐẠM · 11 strokes

insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen