颜色
yánsè
color
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
顏face 2
色color
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Examples
- 什么颜色?What color?
- 我喜欢红颜色。I like red.
Collocations
什么颜色红颜色颜色深
Mnemonic
颜色 yánsè "color" — 颜 (face, traditional 顏) + 色 (color/expression). Originally "facial complexion"; modern Mandarin shifted to "color" generally. False friend: Korean ansaek / Japanese 顔色 kaoiro retain "complexion".
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