dàn​huà HSK7

desalinate

淡化 dàn​huà
desalinate verb
to remove salt from seawater or the industrial process of desalination

Desalination is an effective way to solve the freshwater shortage in the region.

fade verb
to become less distinct, intense, or vivid over a period of time

With the passage of time, those painful memories have gradually faded.

play down verb
to de-emphasize, trivialize, or weaken the importance or impact of something

The government tried to downplay the seriousness of the incident.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.450 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.52 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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