半明不灭

半明不滅
bànmíngbùmiè
dull (lamplight)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 半 bàn
  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half
2 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
3 不灭 bùmiè
  1. (literary) to not disappear; to not vanish; to not be obliterated
  2. (literary) to not extinguish (of light or fire); to not go out
  3. to not disappear; to not vanish; to not be obliterated
  4. to not extinguish (of light or fire); to not go out

Related entries

呆滞 dāizhì
  1. dull
  2. lifeless
  3. sluggish
暗滞 ànzhì dull (complexion)
索然 suǒrán
  1. dull
  2. dry
索然无味 suǒránwúwèi
  1. dull
  2. insipid
驽钝 núdùn
  1. (literary) dull
  2. slow-witted
单调乏味 dāndiàofáwèi
  1. monotonous
  2. dull
  3. tedious (idiom)
我來到這裏以後，一直過著單調乏味的生活。

Life has been so flat since I came here.

Source: Tatoeba

平淡 píngdàn
  1. flat
  2. dull
  3. ordinary
  4. nothing special
板滞 bǎnzhì
  1. stiff
  2. dull
没趣 méiqù
  1. embarrassing
  2. dull
  3. unsatisfactory
干巴巴 gānbābā
  1. dry
  2. parched
  3. dull
  4. insipid
拙 zhuō
  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. dull
  4. inelegant
  5. (polite) my
  6. Taiwan pr. zhuó
淡淡 dàndàn
  1. faint
  2. dim
  3. dull
  4. insipid
  5. unenthusiastic
  6. indifferent
淡淡地爱我，长久地爱我。

Love me little, love me long.

Source: Tatoeba

沉闷 chénmèn
  1. oppressive (of weather)
  2. heavy
  3. depressed
  4. not happy
  5. (of sound) dull
  6. muffled
咖啡讓我在沉悶的音樂會中保持清醒。

The coffee enabled me to stay awake during the dull concert.

Source: Tatoeba