How to say “yellow” in Chinese
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“Yellow” in Chinese is 黄色, huáng sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
黄色 is read huáng 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
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 “黄色”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 黄色. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你的头发怎么变成黄色的了？nǐdetóufazěnmebiànchénghuángsèdeleHow come your hair's turned yellow?
More words from the lesson “Another color?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “yellow” in Chinese?
“Yellow” in Chinese is 黄色, pinyin huángsè.
What does 黄色 mean?
黄色 (huángsè) means “yellow”.
How do you write 黄色?
黄色 is 2 characters: 黄 (huáng) — yellow; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 黄色?
黄色 is read huángsè. Tones: huáng — second tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“yellow” in the lesson “Another color?”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 3. 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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