慘淡 [惨－]

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Pinyin cǎn dàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dark
  2. gloomy
  3. dismal
  4. by painstaking effort
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    淒慘​暗淡​，​唔​景氣​。​好多​時候​用​嚟​指​生意​唔​好​，​得​好​少人​幫襯
    bleak; depressed, used to describe a situation where the business only has a really low sales figure
    • 銷情慘淡。
      销情惨淡。
      the sales is low.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    gloomy; sombre; dim
    (syn.) 慘, 昏暗, 黑暗, 晦冥, 昏沉, 暗淡, 昏黑, 惨白, 惨, 烏暗, 慘白, 晦暗, 乌暗, 冥冥
  2. adj, of business, usually
    bleak; slack
    • 這些日子，家中光景很是慘澹，一半為了喪事，一半為了父親賦閒。
      这些日子，家中光景很是惨澹，一半为了丧事，一半为了父亲赋闲。
      zhè xiē rì zi ， jiā zhōng guāng jǐng hěn shì cǎn dàn ， yī bàn wèi le sāng shì ， yī bàn wèi le fù qīn fù xián ．
      These days our family is in reduced circumstances, due partly to the funeral expenses and partly to father's unemployment.
  3. adj
    painstaking
    (syn.) 細膩, 精细, 严谨, 认真, 正經, 密切, 谨慎, 慎密, 过细, 细心, 嚴, 精細, 小心, 仔細, 細心, 認真, 過細, 审慎, 審慎, 謹慎, 精心, 较真, 謹嚴, 慎重, 當心, 正经, 谨严, 仔细, 不苟, 板正, 鞠躬, 嚴肅, 当心, 严, 嚴謹, 严肃, 較真
  4. adj
    sad; desolate
    (syn.) 伤悲, 慘, 悲涼, 㤽㤽, 惻然, 凄楚, 愴然, 哀痛, 伤痛, 淒楚, 蒼涼, 惨凄, 悱惻, 悲凄, 悲惨, 哀恸, 悲楚, 刺心, 憂傷, 悲痛, 悲凉, 哀傷, 忧戚, 悲戚, 悱恻, 傷悲, 忧愁, 凄凉, 京京, 哀戚, 凄惨, 难受, 伤神, 伤怀, 悲切, 悲傷, 悲恸, 凄惶, 情傷, 悲愴, 酸心, 傷神, 情伤, 憯懍, 傷感, 感伤, 悲摧, 悲慟, 苍凉, 沉痛, 淒涼, 凄怆, 忧伤, 悄然, 恻然, 懤懤, 凄戚, 悲慘, 憂愁, 愀怆, 伤心, 哀凄, 淒惻, 难过, 悲苦, 哀悽, 傷痛, 痛心, 悽惶, 哀慟, 傷心, 憯懔, 感傷, 憂戚, 心酸, 悽戚, 悽愴, 淒慘, 難受, 慘悽, 悲怆, 怆然, 惨, 淒切, 悲伤, 悲悽, 黯然, 青凊, 愁楚, 哀切, 哀怨, 悲催, 傷懷, 難過, 悲哀, 凄然, 愀愴, 哀伤, 凄恻, 淒然, 凄切, 伤感
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    即使你从常识的角度来考虑，没有笑容的人生很冷酷很惨淡。还有的确不健康。
    即使你從常識的角度來考慮，沒有笑容的人生很冷酷很慘淡。還有的確不健康。
    jí shǐ nǐ cóng cháng shí de jiǎo dù lái kǎo lǜ ， méi yǒu xiào róng de rén shēng hěn lěng kù hěn cǎn dàn 。 hái yǒu dí què bù jiàn kāng 。
    • Even when you think about it in a very commonsensical way, a life without laughter is gloomy and cold. Furthermore, it is thought to be unhealthy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    疫症底下生意惨淡，业主仲要加租，仲唔系趁火打劫？
    疫症底下生意慘淡，業主仲要加租，仲唔係趁火打劫？
    jik6 zing3 dai2 haa6 saang1 ji3 caam2 daam6, jip6 zyu2 zung6 jiu3 gaa1 zou1, zung6 m4 hai6 can3 fo2 daa2 gip3?
    • While the business goes south during the epidemic, the property owners raise the rent. Aren't they fishing in troubled waters?
  2. Cantonese
    沙士𠮶阵，啲商场水静鹅飞，生意惨淡。
    沙士嗰陣，啲商場水靜鵝飛，生意慘淡。
    saa1 si2 go2 zan2, di1 soeng1 coeng4 seoi2 zing6 ngo4 fei1, saang1 ji3 caam2 daam6.
    • During SARS, the shopping malls were deserted and business is at a new low point.
  3. Cantonese
    惨淡收场
    慘淡收場
    caam2 daam6 sau1 coeng4
    • tragic ending
  4. Cantonese
    佢自资出碟，可惜销情惨淡。
    佢自資出碟，可惜銷情慘淡。
    keoi5 zi6 zi1 ceot1 dip6, ho2 sik1 siu1 cing4 caam2 daam6.
    • He self-released an album. Unfortunately, it has a terrible sales figure.
  5. Cantonese
    销情惨淡。
    銷情慘淡。
    • the sales is low.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    真的猛士，敢于直面惨淡的人生，敢于正视淋漓的鲜血。
    真的猛士，敢於直面慘淡的人生，敢於正視淋漓的鮮血。
    zhēn de měng shì ， gǎn yú zhí miàn cǎn dàn de rén shēng ， gǎn yú zhèng shì lìn lí de xiān xuè ．
    • A truly brave warrior dares to face directly miserable human lives, and dares to look squarely at dripping blood.