惨 ⇒
惨 cǎn, [慘], miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/disastrous/tragic/dim/gloomy
悲惨 bēicǎn, [悲慘], miserable/tragic
惨剧 cǎnjù, [慘劇], tragedy/calamity/atrocity
惨重 cǎnzhòng, [慘重], disastrous
惨遭 cǎnzāo, [慘遭], to suffer (defeat, death etc)
惨叫 cǎnjiào, [慘叫], to scream/blood-curdling screech/miserable shriek
惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ, [慘不忍睹], spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight/appalling scenes of devas...
惨败 cǎnbài, [慘敗], to suffer a crushing defeat
惨痛 cǎntòng, [慘痛], bitter/painful/deeply distressed
惨死 cǎnsǐ, [慘死], to die tragically/to meet with a violent death
凄惨 qīcǎn, [悽慘], plaintive/mournful/miserable
惨案 cǎnàn, [慘案], massacre/tragedy/CL:起[qǐ]
惨烈 cǎnliè, [慘烈], bitter/desperate
惨无人道 cǎnwúréndào, [慘無人道], inhuman (idiom)/brutal and unfeeling
惨绝人寰 cǎnjuérénhuán, [慘絕人寰], extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
惨淡 cǎndàn, [慘淡], dark/gloomy/dismal/by painstaking effort
惨状 cǎnzhuàng, [慘狀], devastation/miserable condition
惨白 cǎnbái, [慘白], deathly pale
惨象 惨祸 cǎnhuò, [慘禍], terrible tragedy/grave mishap
凄凄惨惨 惨淡经营 cǎndànjīngyíng, [慘淡經營], to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
惨变 cǎnbiàn, [慘變], disastrous turn/tragic event
惨杀 cǎnshā, [慘殺], to slaughter/to kill mercilessly
淡 ⇒
扯淡 chědàn, to talk nonsense
淡 dàn, insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/indifferent/(variant of 氮[dàn...
冷淡 lěngdàn, cold/indifferent
平淡 píngdàn, flat/dull/ordinary/nothing special
淡忘 dànwàng, to be forgotten/to fade from memory
暗淡 àndàn, dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
淡水 Dànshuǐ/dànshuǐ, Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan, potable wat...
黯淡 àndàn, variant of 暗淡[àn dàn]
平淡无奇 píngdànwúqí, [平淡無奇], ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
清淡 qīngdàn, light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)
轻描淡写 qīngmiáodànxiě, [輕描淡寫], to sketch in light shades/to play down/to deemphasize (idiom)
淡淡 dàndàn, faint/dim/dull/insipid/unenthusiastic/indifferent
淡出 dànchū, to fade out (cinema)/to withdraw from (politics, acting etc)/to fade from (memor...
冲淡 chōngdàn, [沖淡], to dilute
惨淡 cǎndàn, [慘淡], dark/gloomy/dismal/by painstaking effort
淡化 dànhuà, to water down/to play down/to trivialize/to weaken/to become dull with time/to d...
平平淡淡 淡漠 dànmò, apathetic/indifferent/unsympathetic
淡紫 淡季 dànjì, off season/slow business season/see also 旺季[wàng jì]
淡淡的 淡薄 dànbó, thin/light/flagging/faint
淡然 dànrán, tranquil and calm/indifferent
淡黄 dànhuáng, [淡黃], light yellow
淡水鱼 dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
淡水湖 dànshuǐhú, freshwater lake
淡酒 淡色 惨淡经营 cǎndànjīngyíng, [慘淡經營], to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
浓淡 nóngdàn, [濃淡], shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)
淡蓝 淡红 淡妆 dànzhuāng, [淡妝], light makeup
云淡风 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
淡茶 淡泊 dànbó, living a simple life