# 平淡 (píngdàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 平淡 (píngdàn) means “ordinary; uneventful; bland”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ordinary; uneventful; bland
- Pinyin: píngdàn (ping2 dan4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他们的生活虽然平淡，但很幸福。
  Tāmen de shēnghuó suīrán píngdàn, dàn hěn xìngfú.
  Although their life is simple and ordinary, it is very happy.

## Characters

- [平](https://hanziro.com/word/ping-flat/) (píng): flat; to make even
- [淡](https://hanziro.com/word/dan-weak/) (dàn): weak (taste); light (color)

https://hanziro.com/word/ping-dan-ordinary/

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