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深色

shēn sè · shen se

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Meaning

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  1. dark
  2. dark colored
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Dark clothes in summer

  1. Liangliang

    夏天(xiàtiān)别(bié)穿(chuān)深色(shēnsè)衣服(yīfu)，会(huì)很(hěn)热(rè)。

    Don't wear dark clothes in summer. It's very hot.

  2. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)深色(shēnsè)好看(hǎokàn)啊(a)。

    But dark colors look good.

  3. Liangliang

    深色(shēnsè)吸热(xīrè)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)都(dōu)出汗(chūhàn)了(le)。

    Dark colors absorb heat. Look, you are sweating.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)喝(hē)杯(bēi)冰(bīng)咖啡(kāfēi)，凉快(liángkuai)一下(yīxià)。

    Then I'll go get an iced coffee and cool off.

  5. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)！咖啡(kāfēi)洒(sǎ)了(le)！

    Careful! The coffee spilled!

  6. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，幸好(xìnghǎo)我(wǒ)穿(chuān)的(de)是(shì)深色(shēnsè)。

    It's fine. Luckily I'm wearing dark colors.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)那(nà)双(shuāng)深(shēn)色(sè)的(de)杏(xìng)仁(rén)眼(yǎn)非(fēi)常(cháng)美(měi)丽(lì)。

Her dark, almond-shaped eyes were remarkably beautiful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by halfb1t · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)深(shēn)色(sè)毛(máo)衣(yī)。

He wore a dark sweater.

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

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