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  • 1

    n.color

    • wǔ yán liù sè

      五颜六色

      multicoloured

    • hóng sè

      红色

      red

    • hēi sè

      黑色

      black

    synonym
  • 2

    n.scene; scenery; view

    • hú guāng shān sè

      a landscape of lakes and mountains

    • mù sè

      twilight

    • jǐng sè

      scenery

  • 3

    n.carnal pleasure; sexual desire/drive; lust

    • sè qíng

      pornography

    • tā méi yǒu sè dǎn

      没有

      He has no unbridled lust.

    • wǒ bù hào sè

      I'm not nasty.

  • 4

    n.kind; description; sort; type

    • huò sè

      goods

    • zhè lǐ yǒu gè sè gè yàng de rén

      这里

      There are all kinds of people here.

  • 5

    n.expression; countenance; look

    • tā hé yán yuè sè

      He is kind and pleasant countenance.

    • tā miàn lù yùn sè

      He looks angry.

    • tā mǎn miàn xǐ sè

      He is beaming with joy.

  • 6

    n.quality (of precious metals, goods, etc.)

    • chéng sè bù zú

      不足

      impure

  • 7

    n.feminine charms; woman's good looks; woman's beauty

    • tā sè yì shuāng jué

      She is superb.

    • guó sè

      national beauty

Words and phrases with 色

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "sè", it is in the literary language, which refers to color, such as "彩色" and "色差"; when pronounced as "shǎi", it is in the spoken language, which is used alone or in a few sentences when refers to color, such as "掉色".
  • Note
    When "熟" is pronounced as "shú ", it is in the literary language. When pronounced as "shóu", it is in the spoken language,These two pronunciations both can be used for commonly used words.
  • "色" is often matched with measure word "种".
    • one kind of color

Similar-form characters to 色

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