疏淡
shū dàn
Pinyin

Definition

疏淡
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shū dàn
  1. sparse
  2. thin
  3. distant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

平淡
píng dàn
  1. 1 flat
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 ordinary
  4. 4 nothing special
淡
dàn
  1. 1 insipid
  2. 2 diluted
  3. 3 weak
  4. 4 mild
  5. 5 light in color
  6. 6 tasteless
  7. 7 indifferent
  8. 8 (variant of 氮[dàn]) nitrogen
淡定
dàn dìng
  1. 1 calm and collected
  2. 2 unperturbed
淡淡
dàn dàn
  1. 1 faint
  2. 2 dim
  3. 3 dull
  4. 4 insipid
  5. 5 unenthusiastic
  6. 6 indifferent
冷淡
lěng dàn
  1. 1 cold
  2. 2 indifferent
恬淡
tián dàn
  1. 1 quiet and contented
  2. 2 indifferent to fame or gain
惨淡
cǎn dàn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 dismal
  4. 4 by painstaking effort
扯淡
chě dàn
  1. 1 to talk nonsense
暗淡
àn dàn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 dim (light)
  3. 3 dull (color)
  4. 4 drab
  5. 5 (fig.) gloomy
  6. 6 bleak
冲淡
chōng dàn
  1. 1 to dilute
淡出
dàn chū
  1. 1 to fade out (cinema)
  2. 2 to withdraw from (politics, acting etc)
  3. 3 to fade from (memory)
淡化
dàn huà
  1. 1 to water down
  2. 2 to play down
  3. 3 to trivialize
  4. 4 to weaken
  5. 5 to become dull with time
  6. 6 to desalinate
  7. 7 desalination
淡忘
dàn wàng
  1. 1 to be forgotten
  2. 2 to fade from memory
淡水
Dàn shuǐ
  1. 1 Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
淡泊
dàn bó
  1. 1 living a simple life
淡漠
dàn mò
  1. 1 apathetic
  2. 2 indifferent
  3. 3 unsympathetic
淡然
dàn rán
  1. 1 tranquil and calm
  2. 2 indifferent
淡薄
dàn bó
  1. 1 thin
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 flagging
  4. 4 faint
淡雅
dàn yǎ
  1. 1 simple and elegant
清淡
qīng dàn
  1. 1 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
  2. 2 insipid
  3. 3 slack (sales)

Idioms (19)

仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
  1. 1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
  1. 1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
淡妆浓抹
dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
  1. 1 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
淡泊名利
dàn bó míng lì
  1. 1 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 indifferent to worldly rewards
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
  1. 1 insipid and tasteless (idiom)
淡泊明志
dàn bó míng zhì
  1. 1 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
  1. 1 unable to plan
  2. 2 inept at strategy (idiom)
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
  1. 1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. 2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
  1. 1 little water and few utensils
  2. 2 to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
亲疏贵贱
qīn shū guì jiàn
  1. 1 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
  2. 2 all possible relations
轻描淡写
qīng miáo dàn xiě
  1. 1 to sketch in light shades
  2. 2 to play down
  3. 3 to deemphasize (idiom)

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