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清淡

qīngdàn
adjective HSK 7-9 #23,020

Meanings

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

Examples

医生建议他饮食要清淡。
Yīshēng jiànyì tā yǐnshí yào qīngdàn.
The doctor advised him to eat light food.
最近生意很清淡。
Zuìjìn shēngyì hěn qīngdàn.
Business has been slow recently.

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