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惨淡

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Strokes

Definition

dark/gloomy/dismal/by painstaking effort

Example

As an Adjective

gloomy; dismal; bleak; sombre; dim; dreary; pale

1
Hándōng
寒冬
cǎndàn
惨淡
de
的
yángguāng
阳光

dismal/pale sunlight of cold winter

2
Cǎndàn
惨淡
de
的
jǐngxiàng
景象

dreary scene

3
Cǎndàn
惨淡
de
的
dēngguāng
灯光

dim light

4
Tiānsè
天色
cǎndàn
惨淡

gloomy/sombre sky

5
Qiánjǐng
前景
cǎndàn
惨淡

gloomy prospect

As an Adjective

desolate; depressed

6
Shēngyì
生意
cǎndàn
惨淡

slack business

7
Shénqíng
神情
cǎndàn
惨淡

sad expression

As an Adjective

laborious; painstaking; arduous