| dàn | insipid/diluted/weak/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen |
| 淡 | insipid diluted weak |
| 淡光 | shimmer |
| 淡入 | fade in; fade; fade-in; sneak in; fading; feed-in |
| 淡出 | fade out; fade; sneak out; fadeout |
| 淡化 | to water down to play down to trivialize |
| 淡味烟 | mild strength tobacco |
| 淡味的 | mild |
| 淡啤酒 | kvass; near beer; small beer; near bear; small bear |
| 淡墨 | light ink |
| 淡妆 | light make-up; be lightly made up |
| 淡妆浓抹 | lightly or heavily made up |
| 淡季 | off season slow business season (see also 旺季) |
| 淡市 | slack market |
| 淡忘 | to be forgotten to fade from memory |
| 淡月 | slack month |
| 淡水 | Tanshui town in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县 |
| 淡水养殖 | fresh water aquiculture |
| 淡水养鱼 | fresh water pisciculture; fresh water fish-culture |
| 淡水流 | freshet |
| 淡水湖 | fresh water lake |