How to say “colored” in Chinese
colored, color
“Colored” in Chinese is 彩色, cǎi sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
彩色 is read cǎi sè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 采 cǎi hints at the sound; on the right, 彡 — “pattern”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “彩色”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 彩色. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 以前的照片都是黑白的，现在都是彩色的。yǐqiándezhàopiàndōushìhēibáide,xiànzàidōushìcǎisèdeAll photos used to be black-and-white, and now they're all in color.
More words from the lesson “Painting and colors”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “colored” in Chinese?
“Colored” in Chinese is 彩色, pinyin cǎisè.
What does 彩色 mean?
彩色 (cǎisè) means “colored, color”.
How do you write 彩色?
彩色 is 2 characters: 彩 (cǎi) — color, paints; bright; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 彩色?
彩色 is read cǎisè. Tones: cǎi — third tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“colored” in the lesson “Painting and colors”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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