淡淡

dàndàn
  1. faint
  2. dim
  3. dull
  4. insipid
  5. unenthusiastic
  6. indifferent

CEDICT

  1. careless
  2. cold; indifferent; unenthusiastic
  3. light; dull; pale (of colour)
  4. plain (of flavour)

Wiktionary

  1. 水流平滿的樣子。
  2. 光線微弱迷茫的樣子。
  3. 態度不熱烈、冷淡的樣子。
  4. 氣味不濃。

重編國語辭典

Examples

淡淡地爱我，长久地爱我。

Love me little, love me long.

Source: Tatoeba

淡淡地愛我，長久地愛我。

Love me lithe, love me long.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 淡 dàn
  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮 dàn) nitrogen
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

Related entries

幽幽 yōuyōu
  1. faint
  2. indistinct
幽微 yōuwēi
  1. faint
  2. subtle (of sound, scent etc)
  3. profound
  4. mysterious
  5. dim
微漠 wēimò faint (almost inaudible or invisible)
隱隱 yǐnyǐn
  1. faint
  2. indistinct
微弱 wēiruò
  1. weak
  2. faint
  3. feeble
法案以10票微弱多数通过。

The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.

Source: Tatoeba

微微 wēiwēi
  1. slight
  2. faint
  3. humble
男孩微微笑。

The boy is smiling.

Source: Tatoeba

淡薄 dànbó
  1. thin
  2. light
  3. flagging
  4. faint
昏花 hūnhuā
  1. dim (eyesight)
  2. blurred (vision)
暡曚 wěngméng (literary) (of daylight) dim
曖 ài
  1. (of daylight) dim
  2. obscure
  3. clandestine
  4. dubious
曚曨 ménglóng
  1. (literary) (of daylight) dim
  2. (literary) murky; indistinct
朦朧 ménglóng
  1. (literary) (of moonlight) dim
  2. (literary) murky; indistinct
混茫 hùnmáng
  1. dim
  2. obscure
陰暗 yīnàn
  1. dim
  2. dark
  3. overcast
  4. darkness
  5. shadow
  6. (fig.) dismal
  7. gloomy
  8. somber
  9. murky
  10. shadowy (side)
黯然 ànrán
  1. dim
  2. sad
瞀 mào
  1. indistinct vision
  2. dim
黲 cǎn
  1. dark
  2. dim
  3. gloomy
  4. bleak
溟溟 míngmíng
  1. drizzling
  2. gloomy
  3. dim
  4. obscure
溟蒙 míngméng
  1. drizzling
  2. gloomy
  3. dim
  4. obscure
昒 hū
  1. daybreak
  2. dawn
  3. dusky
  4. dim
慘 cǎn
  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. cruel
  4. inhuman
  5. disastrous
  6. tragic
  7. dim
  8. gloomy
他們會害慘你。

They'll kill you.

Source: Tatoeba

半明不滅 bànmíngbùmiè dull (lamplight)
呆滯 dāizhì
  1. dull
  2. lifeless
  3. sluggish
暗滯 ànzhì dull (complexion)
索然 suǒrán
  1. dull
  2. dry
索然無味 suǒránwúwèi
  1. dull
  2. insipid
駑鈍 núdùn
  1. (literary) dull
  2. slow-witted
單調乏味 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
板滯 bǎnzhì
  1. stiff
  2. dull
沒趣 méiqù
  1. embarrassing
  2. dull
  3. unsatisfactory
乾巴巴 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
沉悶 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

嚼蠟 jiáolà insipid
寡淡 guǎdàn
  1. insipid
  2. bland
  3. indifferent
淡 dàn
  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮 dàn) nitrogen
这太淡了。

This is tasteless.

Source: Tatoeba

清淡 qīngdàn
  1. light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
  2. insipid
  3. slack (sales)
今天想吃清淡的食物呢。

Today I want to eat something light.

Source: Tatoeba

清湯寡水 qīngtāngguǎshuǐ
  1. meager fare
  2. (fig.) insipid
  3. colorless
恝 jiá indifferent
漠然 mòrán
  1. indifferent
  2. apathetic
  3. cold
無關緊要 wúguānjǐnyào
  1. indifferent
  2. insignificant
你在思考無關緊要的事情。

You're thinking of unimportant things.

Source: Tatoeba

冷淡 lěngdàn
  1. cold
  2. indifferent
平庸 píngyōng
  1. mediocre
  2. indifferent
  3. commonplace
忘情 wàngqíng
  1. unmoved
  2. indifferent
  3. unruffled by sentiment
淡漠 dànmò
  1. apathetic
  2. indifferent
  3. unsympathetic
在如此漫长的时期内，曾经有如此众多的人们对我们说：对于我们的成功，我们应该淡漠，应该害怕，应该不相信。但是，历史之轮如今已在我们手中，历史之轮将又一次在我们手中驶向美好未来。

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

Source: Tatoeba

淡然 dànrán
  1. tranquil and calm
  2. indifferent
無動於衷 wúdòngyúzhōng
  1. aloof
  2. indifferent
  3. unconcerned
無可無不可 wúkěwúbùkě
  1. neither for nor against sth
  2. indifferent
不知痛癢 bùzhītòngyǎng
  1. numb
  2. unfeeling
  3. indifferent
  4. inconsequential
有一搭沒一搭 yǒuyīdāméiyīdā
  1. unimportant
  2. perfunctory
  3. indifferent
  4. (of conversation) idly
薄 báo
  1. thin
  2. cold in manner
  3. indifferent
  4. weak
  5. light
  6. infertile
穿那么薄会感冒的。

You'll catch cold in such thin clothing.

Source: Tatoeba

漫不經心 mànbùjīngxīn
  1. careless
  2. heedless
  3. absent-minded
  4. indifferent