monotonous; dull; drab (adj.)
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这份工作很单调，每天都做同样的事情。 zhè fèn gōngzuò hěn dāndiào, měitiān dōu zuò tóngyàng de shìqíng - This job is very monotonous, doing the same things every day.
她觉得这个城市的生活太单调了，需要改变一下环境。 tā juéde zhège chéngshì de shēnghuó tài dāndiàole, xūyào gǎibiàn yīxià huánjìng - She feels that life in this city is too dull and needs a change of environment.
他对这种单调的生活感到厌倦，希望能有些新鲜事物发生。 tā duì zhè zhǒng dāndiào de shēnghuó gǎndào yànjuàn, xīwàng néng yǒuxiē xīnxiān shìwù fāshēng - He is tired of this monotonous life and hopes for some fresh things to happen.
她喜欢音乐会，因为音乐会能打破她生活的单调。 tā xǐhuān yīnyuèhuì, yīnwèi yīnyuèhuì néng dǎpò tā shēnghuó de dāndiào - She likes concerts because they break the monotony of her life.
这部电影的剧情非常单调，缺乏新意。 zhè bù diànyǐng de jùqíng fēicháng dāndiào, quēfá xīnyì - The plot of this movie is very monotonous and lacks novelty.
Characters
单 dān - list, form, voucher, sheet, paper, note |
调 diào - transfer, move; investigate |