Colors in Chinese
Basic colors in Chinese: 红色 (hóngsè, red), 蓝色 (lánsè, blue), 绿色 (lǜsè, green), 黄色 (huángsè, yellow), 黑色 (hēisè, black), 白色 (báisè, white). Below are all 19 colors from lessons 56 and 57 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 56 · Clothing & Sizes 7 words
- 黑色 hēisè black
本穿着一件黑色的衬衫。
Běn chuān zhe yī jiàn hēisè de chènshān。
Ben wears a black shirt.
- 白色 báisè white
她穿白色的裤子。
Tā chuān báisè de kùzi。
She wears white pants.
- 红色 hóngsè red
红色的玫瑰不是最好的吗？
Hóngsè de méigui bù shì zuì hǎo de ma？
Aren't red roses the best?
- 蓝色 lánsè blue
蓝色是你最喜欢的颜色吗？
Lánsè shì nǐ zuì xǐhuan de yánsè ma？
Is blue your favourite color?
- 绿色 lǜsè green
你要这件绿色的连衣裙吗？
Nǐ yào zhè jiàn lǜsè de liányīqún ma？
Would you take the green dress?
- 黄色 huángsè yellow
她喜欢黄色的衬衫。
Tā xǐhuan huángsè de chènshān.
She likes yellow shirts.
- 颜色 yánsè color
你喜欢什么颜色？
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè？
What color do you like?
Lesson 57 · Colors — Beyond the Basics 12 words
- 粉红色 fěnhóngsè pink
我看到一朵粉红色的花。
Wǒ kàndào yī duǒ fěnhóngsè de huā。
I see a pink flower.
- 紫色 zǐsè purple
我看到一朵紫色的花。
Wǒ kàndào yī duǒ zǐsè de huā。
I see a purple flower.
- 棕色 zōngsè brown
我看到一只棕色的狗。
Wǒ kàndào yī zhī zōngsè de gǒu。
I see a brown dog.
- 灰色 huīsè gray
那只猫是灰色的。
Nà zhī māo shì huīsè de。
The cat is gray.
- 金色的 huángjīn golden
戒指是金色的。
Jièzhi shì jīnsè de.
The ring is golden.
- 银色 yínsè silver
这辆车是银色的。
Zhè liàng chē shì yínsè de.
The car is silver.
- 米色 mǐsè beige
她穿着一件米色的衬衫。
Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn mǐsè de chènshān。
She wears a beige shirt.
- 藏青色 hǎijūn navy
他的夹克是藏青色的。
Tā de jiākè shì cángqīngsè de.
His jacket is navy.
- 明亮 míngliàng bright
阳光非常明亮。
Yángguāng fēicháng míngliàng。
The sun is very bright.
- 苍白 cāngbái pale
那个生病的孩子脸色苍白。
Nà ge shēngbìng de háizi liǎnsè cāngbái。
The sick child is pale.
- 黑暗 hēi'àn dark
房间里很暗。
Fángjiān lǐ hěn àn.
The room is very dark.
- 条纹 tiáowén striped
他穿着一件条纹衬衫。
Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn tiáowén chènshān。
He wears a striped shirt.
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