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脸色

liǎn sè · lian se

Traditional 臉色

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. complexion
  2. look
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A tired face

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)脸色(liǎnsè)不太(bùtài)好(hǎo)

    Liangliang, you don't look well today.

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)昨晚(zuówǎn)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)

    Maybe I didn't sleep well last night.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)

    Why didn't you sleep well?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)足球赛(zúqiúsài)

    I watched a football match all night.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)脸色(liǎnsè)好不了(hǎobùliǎo)

    Then your complexion can't be good.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)支持(zhīchí)的(de)队(duì)赢(yíng)了(le)，我(wǒ)高兴(gāoxìng)得(de)不行(bùxíng)

    But my team won, so I'm very happy.

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01

脸(liǎn)色(sè)这(zhè)么(me)差(chà)不(bú)要(yào)紧(jǐn)吗(ma)？要(yào)不(bù)还(hái)是(shì)去(qù)一(yí)趟(tàng)医(yī)院(yuàn)比(bǐ)较(jiào)好(hǎo)吧(ba)？

Your face looks pale. Are you OK? Maybe it would be better if you went to the hospital, don't you think?

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

02

你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)色(sè)这(zhè)么(me)差(chà)，还(hái)是(shì)赶(gǎn)快(kuài)去(qù)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)吧(ba)。

You look pale. You had better lie down in bed at once.

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

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