How to say “black” in Chinese
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“Black” in Chinese is 黑色, hēi sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
黑色 is read hēi 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
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”: soot.
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 “黑色”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 黑色. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你要红色的还是黑色的nǐyàohóngsèdeháishihēisèdeDo you want the red one or the black one?
- 这条黑色的裤子不错，多少钱？zhètiáohēisèdekùzibúcuò,duōshaoqiánThese black pants are nice — how much are they?
- 你要黑色的还是白色的？nǐyàohēisèdeháishibáisèdeDo you want the black one or the white one?
- 他穿了一套黑色的西装tāchuānleyítàohēisèdexīzhuāngHe put on a black suit.
- 穿黑色的衣服显得瘦。chuānhēisèdeyīfuxiǎndeshòuBlack clothes make you look slimmer.
More words from the lesson “What color?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “black” in Chinese?
“Black” in Chinese is 黑色, pinyin hēisè.
What does 黑色 mean?
黑色 (hēisè) means “black”.
How do you write 黑色?
黑色 is 2 characters: 黑 (hēi) — black; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 黑色?
黑色 is read hēisè. Tones: hēi — first tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“black” in the lesson “What color?”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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