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颜色

yán sè · yan se

Traditional 顏色

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. color
  2. countenance
  3. appearance
  4. facial expression
  5. pigment
  6. dyestuff
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Which color lantern?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)什么(shénme)颜色(yánsè)的(de)灯笼(dēnglóng)？

    What color of lantern do you like?

  2. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)。我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)红色(hóngsè)这个(zhège)颜色(yánsè)最(zuì)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Red. I think red is the prettiest color.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)。我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)红色(hóngsè)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Me too. Let us buy a red one.

  4. Qiqi

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)没有(méiyǒu)了(le)，只有(zhǐyǒu)黄色(huángsè)的(de)。

    We have no red ones, only yellow.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)红色(hóngsè)这个(zhège)颜色(yánsè)最(zuì)好看(hǎokàn)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, did you not say red is the prettiest color?

  6. Dengdeng

    黄色(huángsè)也(yě)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Yellow is pretty too!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)这(zhè)个(gè)颜(yán)色(sè)。

Tom does not like this color.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tximist · English by ajgajg1134 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)同(tóng)颜(yán)色(sè)的(de)绳(shéng)子(zi)表(biǎo)示(shì)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)馅(xiàn)料(liào)。

The different colored strings indicate different fillings.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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颜
yán

color; face

色
sè

color; look

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