暗淡 (àn dàn) — (of light) dim, faint; (of color) dull, drab; (figurative) gloomy, bleak

Definition

Examples

• 灯光太暗淡了，我看不清书上的字。
  Dēng guāng tài àn dàn le, wǒ kàn bù qīng shū shàng de zì.
  The light is too dim—I can't see the words on the book clearly.
• 这件衣服的颜色很暗淡，不适合你。
  Zhè jiàn yī fu de yán sè hěn àn dàn, bú shì hé nǐ.
  The color of this clothing is too dull; it doesn't suit you.
• 他对未来的前景感到暗淡。
  Tā duì wèi lái de qián jǐng gǎn dào àn dàn.
  He feels bleak about the prospects for the future.