cǎn​dàn

gloomy

  • created reference approved 惨淡/慘淡 → 惨澹/慘澹 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惨淡 / 慘淡 cǎn​dàn

    惨澹 / 慘澹 cǎn​dàn

    variant

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 惨淡/慘淡 · cǎn​dàn · gloomy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惨淡 / 慘淡

    cǎn​dàn

    gloomy

    dark or dim; dismal and bleak, as of weather, light, or atmosphere

    惨 (literal) → 惨/慘 · cǎn · gloomy 淡 (literal) → 淡 · dàn · light

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 惨淡/慘淡 · cǎn​dàn · depressed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惨淡 / 慘淡

    cǎn​dàn

    depressed

    describing a business or economic situation that is slack, sluggish, or failing

    惨 (literal) → 惨/慘 · cǎn · disastrously 淡 (literal) → 淡 · dàn · slack

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 惨淡/慘淡 · cǎn​dàn · painstaking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惨淡 / 慘淡

    cǎn​dàn

    painstaking

    describing the great effort, care, or planning put into something; to go to great pains

    惨 (literal) → 惨/慘 · cǎn · miserable 淡 (literal) → 淡 · dàn · indifferent

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    created sense