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紫色

zǐ sè · zi se

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Meaning

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  1. purple
  2. violet (color)
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The purple door

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)这扇(zhèshān)门(mén)漆成(qīchéng)紫色(zǐsè)。

    I want to paint this door purple.

  2. Liangliang

    紫色(zǐsè)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)喜欢(xǐhuan)红色(hóngsè)吗(ma)？

    Purple? Don't you like red?

  3. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)太(tài)普通(pǔtōng)了(le)，紫色(zǐsè)更(gèng)特别(tèbié)。

    Red is too ordinary. Purple is more special.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)开始(kāishǐ)刷(shuā)吧(ba)。

    OK, then let's start painting.

  5. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，门(mén)变成(biànchéng)紫色(zǐsè)了(le)！

    Wow, the door has turned purple!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)也(yě)变成(biànchéng)紫色(zǐsè)了(le)。

    Your hands have turned purple too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

渔(yú)民(mín)用(yòng)他(tā)的(de)网(wǎng)捕(bǔ)到(dào)了(le)一(yì)只(zhī)紫(zǐ)色(sè)的(de)水(shuǐ)母(mǔ)。

The fisherman caught a purple jellyfish in his net.

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

02

黄(huáng)昏(hūn)时(shí)分(fēn)，天(tiān)空(kōng)染(rǎn)上(shàng)了(le)紫(zǐ)色(sè)的(de)光(guāng)。

At dusk, the sky was dyed with purple light.

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

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