惨淡
cǎn
dàn

Definitions

  1. 1. dark
  2. 2. gloomy
  3. 3. dismal
  4. 4. by painstaking effort

Components

  • 惨 cǎn – miserable
  • 淡 dàn – insipid

Related Words

  • 惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng – to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
  • 生意惨淡 shēng yì cǎn dàn – business is bleak