清淡

qīngdàn

adjective HSK 7-9 #23,020

Meanings

1 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
2 bland; insipid
3 slack (of sales or business)

Characters

mild; bland; light

Examples

HSK 3

最近生意很清淡。

Zuìjìn shēngyì hěn qīngdàn.

Business has been slow recently.

HSK 5

医生建议他饮食要清淡。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā yǐnshí yào qīngdàn.

The doctor advised him to eat light food.

Tips

usage

For food, 清淡 means lightly seasoned - the opposite of 油腻 (greasy) or 辣 (spicy). For business, it means sluggish or quiet.

Stroke Order

清 qīng

淡 dàn