平淡 meaning in English

píngdàn

flat; dull

HSK 7-9adjective16 strokes

Meaning of 平淡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

píngdàn
  1. flat
  2. dull
  3. ordinary
  4. nothing special

平淡 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ觉jué得de我wǒ的de工gōng作zuò太tài平píng淡dàn无wú奇qí了le。
I guess my job is pretty undramatic.
玛mǎ丽lì是shì个gè平píng淡dàn无wú奇qí的de人rén,但dàn是shì汤tāng姆mǔ却què认rèn为wéi她tā出chū类lèi拔bá萃cuì。
Mary is fairly plain, but Tom thinks she's the bee's knees.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

平 píng · flat · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

淡 dàn · insipid · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 平淡.

公平gōngpíngfair; impartial
平常píngchángordinary; common
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平安píng'ānsafe and sound; well
平等píngděngequal; equality
一路平安yīlù-píng'ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
和平hépíngpeace; peaceful
平静píngjìngcalm; tranquil; serene
平均píngjūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
平稳píngwěnsmooth; steady
平方píngfāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

Questions about 平淡

What does 平淡 mean?

平淡 (píngdàn) means "flat; dull" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 平淡?

平淡 is made of 2 characters: 平 (5 strokes), 淡 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 平淡 an HSK word?

Yes. 平淡 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.