Chinese word

浓淡

Pronunciation

Pinyinnóng dàn

Meaning

  • nounshading

Example

这幅画的浓淡很有层次。zhè fú huà de nóng dàn hěn yǒu céng cì

The shading in this painting has great depth.

Illustration for 浓淡 (shading)

More examples

他喜欢汤的浓淡偏清淡。tā xǐ huān tāng de nóng dàn piān qīng dàn

He likes his soup on the light side.

Core concept

A graded contrast between rich and faint qualities, with stronger and lighter parts set against each other.

Common phrases

  • 颜色浓淡yán sè nóng dàn

    color shading

  • 茶汤浓淡chá tāng nóng dàn

    tea strength

Similar words

深浅shēn qiǎn: The relative depth or lightness of a color.
浓度nóng dù: The level of a substance's concentration in a liquid or beverage.
明暗míng àn: The balance of brightness and darkness in light or shade.

Definition in Chinese

表示颜色或味道等在深浅、浓度上的程度，指深的部分与浅的部分之间的对比。biǎo shì yán sè huò wèi dào děng zài shēn qiǎn nóng dù shàng de chéng dù zhǐ shēn de bù fèn yǔ qiǎn de bù fèn zhī jiān de duì bǐ

Word origin

浓淡 (nóngdàn, "shading") is formed by 浓 (nóng, "strong or concentrated") + 淡 (dàn, "light or diluted"), placing opposite degrees together to name their contrast.

Usage tips

  • In painting, this word often describes how ink or color is distributed across a work, so uneven strength can be discussed as part of the design rather than as a flaw.

Other meanings

  • color intensitynoun
  • light and shadenoun

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