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橙色

chéng sè · cheng se

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Meaning

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  1. orange (color)
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The orange alert

  1. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)天气(tiānqì)预警(yùjǐng)，是(shì)橙色(chéngsè)的(de)。

    There is a weather alert on my phone. It is orange.

  2. Dengdeng

    橙色(chéngsè)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？很(hěn)严重(yánzhòng)吗(ma)？

    What does orange mean? Is it serious?

  3. Liangliang

    黄色(huángsè)是(shì)小心(xiǎoxīn)，橙色(chéngsè)是(shì)最好(zuìhǎo)别(bié)出门(chūmén)。

    Yellow means be careful. Orange means you had better not go out.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，今天(jīntiān)不(bù)出门(chūmén)了(le)，我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)画画(huàhuà)。

    Okay, I am not going out today. I will draw at home.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)画(huà)个(gè)橙色(chéngsè)的(de)太阳(tàiyang)吧(ba)，开心(kāixīn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then draw an orange sun. Cheer up a bit.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

油(yóu)漆(qī)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)。使(shǐ)用(yòng)橙(chéng)色(sè)的(de)油(yóu)漆(qī)。

Paint our house. Use the orange paint.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by willhite2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)衣(yī)服(fu)颜(yán)色(sè)既(jì)不(bú)是(shì)红(hóng)色(sè)，也(yě)不(bú)是(shì)橙(chéng)色(sè)。

The color of this clothing is neither red nor orange.

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

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