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蓝

lán · lan/Lán · lan

Traditional 藍

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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lán 藍

  1. blue
  2. indigo plant

Lán 藍

  1. surname Lan
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In a conversation

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Blue or green?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)天(tiān)真(zhēn)蓝(lán)！

    The sky is really blue today!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，像(xiàng)你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)一样(yīyàng)蓝(lán)。

    Right. It is as blue as your hat.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)是(shì)绿(lǜ)的(de)，不是(bùshì)蓝(lán)的(de)。

    My hat is green, not blue.

  4. Dengdeng

    是吗(shìma)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)是(shì)蓝(lán)的(de)。

    Is it? It looks blue to me.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)再(zài)看看(kànkan)天(tiān)吧(ba)。

    Then look at the sky again.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，天(tiān)蓝(lán)，帽子(màozi)绿(lǜ)。

    OK. The sky is blue, the hat is green.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)那(nà)双(shuāng)蓝(lán)鞋(xié)子(zi)和(hé)这(zhè)个(ge)裙(qún)子(zi)很(hěn)搭(dā)配(pèi)。

Her blue shoes go well with that dress.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)天(tiān)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)这(zhè)么(me)蓝(lán)吗(ma)？

Do you know the reason why the sky looks blue?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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