After this lesson you’ll be a master of the colors in Chinese!
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Pronouncing colors in Chinese
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橙色
chéngsè
orange
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黄色
huángsè
yellow
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蓝色
lánsè
blue
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红色
hóngsè
red
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绿色
lǜsè
green
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黑色
hēisè
black
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褐色
hèsè
brown
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粉色
fěnsè
pink
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紫色
zǐsè
purple
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白色
báisè
white
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灰色
huīsè
gray
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金色
jīnsè
gold
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银色
yínsè
silver
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古铜色
gǔtóngsè
bronze
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彩色
cǎisè
multi-colored
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彩虹
cǎihóng
rainbow
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我最喜欢的颜色是...
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yánsè shì...
My favorite color is...
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Have you noticed that all the above listed words about color end with “sè”? That is the Chinese word for color. In other words, when we describe things with colors, we basically say “____-colored _____”.
You’ve added a whole host of new words to your Chinese vocabulary bank. I hope you enjoyed this lesson!
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