单调

dān diào

HSK 6

Meaning

简单重复，缺乏变化。

Simple and repetitive, lacking variety.

常用来形容事物、生活、声音、颜色等缺乏多样性，让人感到乏味。

Often used to describe things, life, sounds, colors, etc., that lack variety and cause boredom.

1 这种工作很单调，每天都在做同样的事情。 (This job is very monotonous, doing the same thing every day.)
2 生活不能太单调，需要一些新鲜感。 (Life cannot be too monotonous; it needs some novelty.)
3 这首音乐的旋律太单调，听了让人想睡觉。 (The melody of this music is too monotonous, making people sleepy.)
4 他的讲话语调很单调，没有起伏。 (His speech tone is very monotonous, without any variation.)
5 食堂的饭菜太单调，总是那几样。 (The cafeteria food is too monotonous, always the same few dishes.)

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