Chinese word

淡季

Pronunciation

Pinyindàn jì

Meaning

  • nounoff-season

Example

我们在淡季去旅行，机票很便宜。wǒ men zài dàn jì qù lǚ xíng jī piào hěn pián yi

We travel during the off-season, so plane tickets are very cheap.

Illustration for 淡季 (off-season)

More examples

餐厅在淡季常常推出折扣吸引顾客。cān tīng zài dàn jì cháng cháng tuī chū zhé kòu xī yǐn gù kè

Restaurants often offer discounts during the off-season to attract customers.

Core concept

A quieter stretch in a yearly cycle, marked by fewer people and less business.

Common phrases

  • 进入淡季jìn rù dàn jì

    enter the off-season

  • 淡季旅游dàn jì lǚ yóu

    off-season travel

  • 淡季机票dàn jì jī piào

    off-season airfare

  • 淡季促销dàn jì cù xiāo

    off-season promotion

Similar words

旺季wàng jì: A busy period for tourism and business, with sharply higher demand and harder bookings.

Definition in Chinese

指与旺季相对的一段时间内，顾客、出行和消费明显减少的季节或阶段，常用于旅游和零售等行业。zhǐ yǔ wàng jì xiāng duì de yí duàn shí jiān nèi gù kè chū xíng hé xiāo fèi míng xiǎn jián shǎo de jì jié huò jiē duàn cháng yòng yú lǚ yóu hé líng shòu děng háng yè

Word origin

The compound 淡 (dàn, "light or thin") + 季 (jì, "season") treats a season with little activity as a light season, giving the word its sense of reduced demand.

Usage tips

  • In travel, hotels, shops, and services, the word usually names a recognized period of lower demand rather than one unusually quiet day.

Other meanings

  • slow seasonnoun

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