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彩色

cǎi sè · cai se

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. color
  2. multicolored
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一盒(yīhé)彩色(cǎisè)铅笔(qiānbǐ)。

    I want to buy a box of colored pencils.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)买(mǎi)的(de)彩色(cǎisè)铅笔(qiānbǐ)呢(ne)？

    Where are the colored pencils you bought last time?

  3. Dengdeng

    彩色(cǎisè)的(de)都(dōu)用完(yòngwán)了(le)，只剩(zhǐshèng)黑色(hēisè)。

    The colored ones are all used up. Only black is left.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)都(dōu)画(huà)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you draw?

  5. Dengdeng

    一幅(yīfú)彩色(cǎisè)的(de)夜空(yèkōng)，所以(suǒyǐ)黑色(hēisè)用(yòng)得(de)最多(zuìduō)。

    A colorful night sky, so black was used the most.

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01

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一(yì)卷(juǎn)彩(cǎi)色(sè)胶(jiāo)片(piàn)。

One roll of color film, please.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)用(yòng)彩(cǎi)色(sè)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shang)画(huà)画(huà)。

The children draw on paper with colored pencils.

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彩
cǎi

(bright) color; variety

色
sè

color; look

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