Definition
n.
(traditional Chinese medicine) alchemical pill or elixircinnabar (a red mineral used as pigment and in medicine)(literary) the color red
Examples
- 丹。Tā měi gè yuè dōu yào chī jǐ lì dānyào.He has to take a few elixir pills every month.
- 丹。Zhè zhǒng kuàngshí hányǒu dàliàng dānshā.This ore contains a large amount of cinnabar.
- 丹。Gǔ huà shàng de hóngsè duō shì yòng dānshā huìzhì de.The red colors on ancient paintings are mostly painted with cinnabar.
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