yán sè

颜 色

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n.color
- nǐ zuì xǐ huan shén me yán sè
  你最喜欢什么颜色？
  What colour do you like most?
- cǎi hóng yǒu qī zhǒng yán sè
  彩虹有七种颜色。
  The rainbow has seven spectral colours in it.
- nà xiē yán sè bù xié tiáo
  那些颜色不协调。
  Those colours don't harmonize.
synonym
sè cǎi色彩
2
n.fmlappearance; countenance; complexion; looks
- tā zhǎng dé yī fù hǎo yán sè
  她长得一副好颜色。
  She is very beautiful.
3
n.expression; facial expression
- lù chū xiū kuì de yán sè
  露出羞愧的颜色
  look ashamed
synonym
shén sè神色
4
n.action taken to warn or punish somebody; ntimidating appearance
- gěi mǒu rén yán sè kàn
  给某人颜色看
  give somebody an intimidating look
synonym
liǎn sè脸色

common measure word
"颜色" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种"or"样".
- 一个颜色
  one color
- 一种颜色
  one kind of color
- 一样颜色
  one color

颜色