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黑色

hēi sè · hei se

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Meaning

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  1. black
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A black night

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你看(nǐkàn)，我(wǒ)画了(huàle)一个(yīgè)黑色(hēisè)的(de)晚上(wǎnshang)。

    Liangliang, look, I drew a black night.

  2. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)整张(zhěngzhāng)纸(zhǐ)都(dōu)是(shì)黑色(hēisè)，月亮(yuèliang)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    But the whole paper is black. Where is the moon?

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)这儿(zhèr)，那个(nàge)小(xiǎo)白点(báidiǎn)就是(jiùshì)月亮(yuèliang)。

    Here. That little white dot is the moon.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)点(diǎn)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)纸上(zhǐshàng)的(de)灰(huī)。

    The dot is so small. I thought it was dust on the paper.

  5. Dengdeng

    没办法(méibànfǎ)，黑色(hēisè)太(tài)多(duō)，月亮(yuèliang)只好(zhǐhǎo)小(xiǎo)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)。

    Can't help it. There is too much black, so the moon has to be small.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)狗(gǒu)。一(yì)条(tiáo)是(shì)白(bái)色(sè)的(de)，另(lìng)一(yì)条(tiáo)是(shì)黑(hēi)色(sè)的(de)。

I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)黑(hēi)色(sè)的(de)外(wài)套(tào)，看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)精(jīng)神(shen)。

She is wearing a black coat today and looks very energetic.

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黑
hēi

black; dark

色
sè

color; look

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