清 淡

qīngdàn

adjectiveHSK 7-9

Meaning

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
insipid
slack (sales)

Example

今天想吃清淡的食物呢。

Today I want to eat something light.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qīngHSK 211 strokesQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)dànHSK 411 strokesinsipid

More HSK 7-9 words

掩护yǎnhùto screenHSK 7-9 呼应hūyìngto conform (with)HSK 7-9 赋予fùyǔto assignHSK 7-9 海域hǎiyùsea areaHSK 7-9 简称jiǎnchēngto be abbreviated toHSK 7-9 敲边鼓qiāo biāngǔto back sb upHSK 7-9 净化jìnghuàto purifyHSK 7-9 求助qiúzhùto request helpHSK 7-9 生怕shēngpàto fearHSK 7-9 演习yǎnxí(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuverHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 清单 (qīngdān, list of items)