平淡

píngdàn
adjective HSK 7 #13,663

Meanings

  1. 1 plain; bland
  2. 2 uneventful; ordinary
  3. 3 flat; dull

Examples

Tā guòzhe píngdàn de shēnghuó.
He lives an uneventful life.
Zhè dào cài wèidào tài píngdàn le.
This dish is too bland.
Píngdàn de rìzi yě yǒu píngdàn de xìngfú.
Ordinary days also have their own quiet happiness.

Tips

memory
(flat/level) + (bland/diluted) = flat and bland, either literally for taste or figuratively for life/style.
usage
平淡 can be neutral or slightly negative. Compare with 平凡 (píngfán, ordinary but neutral) and 无聊 (wúliáo, boring). 平淡无奇 (píngdàn wúqí) = utterly unremarkable.

Stroke Order

píng
dàn