惨淡 (慘淡) cǎndàn

cǎndàn noun dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '慘淡')

Contained in

• 惨淡经营(慘淡經營) to manage by painstaking effort

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• 卷十三 四時之副第五十五 人副天數第五十六 同類相動第五十七 五行相生第五十八 五行相勝第五十九 五行順逆第六十 治水五行第六十一　Scroll 13 Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露 — count: 1
• 第七十三回 Chapter 73 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第八十一回 Chapter 81 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第九十六回 Chapter 96 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 111 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 75 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 45 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1