顏色

yánsè

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Noun

顏色 (yánsè) is a Chinese word meaning “color”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. color
  2. countenance
  3. appearance
  4. facial expression
  5. pigment
  6. dyestuff

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Example

這幾種顏色裡,我比較喜歡藍色。

Among these colors, I prefer blue.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).