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棕色

zōng sè · zong se

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. brown
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The brown puppy

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)一只(yīzhī)棕色(zōngsè)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you seen a brown puppy?

  2. Dengdeng

    棕色(zōngsè)的(de)？这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)好几只(hǎojǐzhī)。

    A brown one? There are quite a few here.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)的(de)耳朵(ěrduo)是(shì)白色(báisè)的(de)，身体(shēntǐ)是(shì)棕色(zōngsè)的(de)。

    Its ears are white and its body is brown.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)了(le)！它(tā)在(zài)椅子(yǐzi)旁边(pángbiān)，一动不动(yīdòngbùdòng)。

    I see it! It is next to the bench, not moving.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我(wǒ)去(qù)叫(jiào)它(tā)……咦(yí)，它(tā)是(shì)一个(yīgè)棕色(zōngsè)的(de)包(bāo)！

    Great, I will call it... huh, it is a brown bag!

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)呢(ne)。

    Haha, the puppy is behind you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)穿(chuān)棕(zōng)色(sè)大(dà)衣(yī)的(de)女(nǚ)人(rén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

Who is the woman in the brown coat?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

秋(qiū)天(tiān)到(dào)了(le)，树(shù)上(shàng)的(de)叶(yè)子(zi)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)变(biàn)成(chéng)棕(zōng)色(sè)。

Autumn has arrived, and the leaves on the trees gradually turn brown.

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