冲淡

沖淡
chōngdàn
to dilute

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to weaken; to play down; to water down
  2. to dilute
  3. to weaken; to play down; to water down

Wiktionary

  1. 谦虚澹泊。《晋书．卷九一．儒林传．杜夷传》：「夷清虚冲澹，与俗异轨。」《儒林外史．第三六回》：「他襟怀冲澹，上而伯夷、柳下惠，下而陶靖节一流人物。」或作「冲澹」。
  2. 把事情的严重性刻意澹化。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 冲 chōng
  1. (of water) to dash against
  2. to mix with water
  3. to infuse
  4. to rinse
  5. to flush
  6. to develop (a film)
  7. to rise in the air
  8. to clash
  9. to collide with
=1 冲 chōng
  1. thoroughfare
  2. to go straight ahead
  3. to rush
  4. to clash
2 淡 dàn
  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮 dàn) nitrogen

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掺水 chānshuǐ
  1. to dilute
  2. to water down
  3. watered down
搀假 chānjiǎ
  1. to dilute
  2. to debase (by mixing with fake material)
摊薄 tānbáo (finance) to dilute (earnings per share)
稀释 xīshì to dilute
搀杂 chānzá
  1. to mix
  2. to blend
  3. to dilute
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