| 冲淡 | chong1 dan4 | to dilute |
| 清淡 | qing1 dan4 | insipid |
| 黯淡 | an4 dan4 | pitch black |
| 渐淡 | jian1 dan4 | scumble |
| 淡季 | dan4 ji4 | see also æ—ºå£[wang4 ji4] |
| 惨淡 | can3 dan4 | dark |
| 淡黄 | dan4 huang2 | light yellow |
| 淡水镇 | dan4 shui3 zhen4 | Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 淡漠 | dan4 mo4 | apathetic |
| 淡薄 | dan4 bo2 | thin |
| 轻描淡写 | qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3 | to play down |
| 淡出 | dan4 chu1 | to fade out |
| 淡淡的 | dan4 dan4 de5 |