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单调

dān diào

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 單調

单调 (dān diào) means "monotonous, dull". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 单调 means

1. monotonous

The characters in 单调

• 单dānbill; list; form
• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Example sentences

• 我厌倦了现在单调的生活。
  Wǒ yànjuàn le xiànzài dāndiào de shēnghuó.
  I am tired of my monotonous life.
• 我来到这里以后，一直过着单调乏味的生活。
  Life has been so flat since I came here.

Words starting with 单调

• 单调乏味dān diào fá wèimonotonous; dull; tedious (idiom)

Where 单调 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Personal Qualities & Character (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dān diào correctly.
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