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色彩

sè cǎi · se cai

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. tint; coloring; coloration
  2. (fig.) flavor; character
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Colors in a painting

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)画(huà)色彩(sècǎi)真(zhēn)丰富(fēngfù)！

    The colors in your painting are so rich!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)了(le)十种(shízhǒng)颜色(yánsè)。

    Thanks. I used ten colors.

  3. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)这朵(zhèduǒ)花(huā)的(de)色彩(sècǎi)，是不是(shìbùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)乱(luàn)？

    But are the colors of this flower a bit messy?

  4. Dengdeng

    这朵(zhèduǒ)花(huā)有(yǒu)红(hóng)的(de)、黄(huáng)的(de)、蓝(lán)的(de)。

    This flower is red, yellow and blue.

  5. Liangliang

    蓝色(lánsè)的(de)花(huā)？

    A blue flower?

  6. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)梦里(mènglǐ)的(de)花(huā)，色彩(sècǎi)当然(dāngrán)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    It's a flower from my dream, so of course its colors are different.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

胡(hú)萝(luó)卜(bo)为(wèi)我(wǒ)的(de)餐(cān)点(diǎn)增(zēng)添(tiān)了(le)色(sè)彩(cǎi)。

Carrots add color to my meals.

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

02

艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)必(bì)须(xū)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)敏(mǐn)锐(ruì)的(de)色(sè)彩(cǎi)眼(yǎn)光(guāng)。

An artist has to have a color-sensitive eye.

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

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