平淡

píngdàn

adjective HSK 7-9 #13,663

Meanings

HSK 3

他过着平淡的生活。

Tā guò zhe píngdàn de shēnghuó.

He lives an uneventful life.

HSK 4

这道菜味道太平淡了。

Zhè dào cài wèidào tài píngdàn le.

This dish is too bland.

HSK 4

平淡的日子也有平淡的幸福。

Píngdàn de rìzi yě yǒu píngdàn de xìngfú.

Ordinary days also have their own quiet happiness.

memory

平 (flat/level) + 淡 (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 (ordinary but neutral) and 无聊 (boring). 平淡无奇 = utterly unremarkable.

平 píng

淡 dàn