How to say “colorful and varied” in Chinese

丰富多彩
fēngfùduōcǎi

colorful and varied

expression · HSK 5 · topic “Leisure and experiences”

“Colorful and varied” in Chinese is 丰富多彩, fēng fù duō cǎi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

丰富多彩 is read fēng fù duō cǎi: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
duō — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
cǎi — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

丰
fēng — abundant, rich

In 丰富 both characters mean “rich”.

富
fù — rich

On top, 宀 “roof”: a house full of everything. The lower part is the same as in 福 fú.

多
duō — many, much

Two 夕 signs, one above the other.

彩
cǎi — color, paints; bright

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 “丰富多彩”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “colorful and varied” in Chinese?

“Colorful and varied” in Chinese is 丰富多彩, pinyin fēngfù duōcǎi.

What does 丰富多彩 mean?

丰富多彩 (fēngfù duōcǎi) means “colorful and varied”.

How do you write 丰富多彩?

丰富多彩 is 4 characters: 丰 (fēng) — abundant, rich; 富 (fù) — rich; 多 (duō) — many, much; 彩 (cǎi) — color, paints; bright. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 丰富多彩?

丰富多彩 is read fēngfù duōcǎi. Tones: fēng — first tone, fù — fourth tone, duō — first tone, cǎi — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“colorful and varied” in the lesson “At the museum”

This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” 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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