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淡月

Word · Noun

slack month; off-peak season

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Meanings

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1.

noun

slack month; off-peak season; low season

formal

A term often used in business and retail to describe periods with lower sales or activity, as opposed to "旺月" (peak season).

Chūn春
jié节
guò过
hòu后
shì是
lǚ旅
yóu游
yè业
de的
dàn淡
yuè月
 。

After the Spring Festival is a slack month for the tourism industry.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
zài在
dàn淡
yuè月
huì会
tuī推
chū出
yōu优
huì惠
tào套
cān餐
 。

This restaurant offers discounted set menus during the off-peak season.

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Líng零
shòu售
shāng商
xū需
yào要
zhì制
dìng定
cè策
lvè略
lái来
yìng应
duì对
dàn淡
yuè月
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
xià下
huá滑
 。

Retailers need to develop strategies to deal with sales declines during slack months.