Definition & Meaning

characteristic; distinctive feature; hallmark

Word usage

tè sè

特 色

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n.characteristic; distinctive feature; hallmark
- tā men de biǎo yǎn gè yǒu gè de tè sè
  他们的表演各有各的特色。
  There's something special about each of their performances.
- nǐ zhè piān wén zhāng méi yǒu shén me xiǎn zhù tè sè
  你这篇文章没有什么显著特色。
  Your essay does not present any marked features.
- zhè zuò dà lóu de jiàn zhù fēng gé pō jù tè sè
  这座大楼的建筑风格颇具特色。
  The building possesses unusual architectural features.
- zhōng guó tè sè
  中国特色
  Chinese characteristics
- tè sè chǎn pǐn
  特色产品
  product with special characteristics
- chuán tǒng tè sè
  传统特色
  traditional features
- mín zú tè sè
  民族特色
  national feature
- xiǎn zhù tè sè
  显著特色
  marked features
- yī pī wán quán méi tè sè de fáng wū
  一批完全没特色的房屋
  an indistinctive group of houses
synonym
tè xìng特性

Word usage

Note
"特色" is different from "特点". "特点" is "characteristic", and can be used for people or things; "特色" is "peculiarity", and is mostly used for things.
common measure word
"特色" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个特色
  one feature
- 一种特色
  one kind of feature

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