How to say “multicolored” in Chinese

五颜六色

wǔyánliùsè

multicolored

expression · HSK 5 · topic “Art”

“Multicolored” in Chinese is 五颜六色, wǔ yán liù sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

五颜六色 is read wǔ yán liù sè: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

yán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

liù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

sè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

五

wǔ — five

颜

yán — color; face

On the right, 页 “head”.

六

liù — six

色

sè — color

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 “五颜六色”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “multicolored” in Chinese?

“Multicolored” in Chinese is 五颜六色, pinyin wǔyán liùsè.

What does 五颜六色 mean?

五颜六色 (wǔyán liùsè) means “multicolored”.

How do you write 五颜六色?

五颜六色 is 4 characters: 五 (wǔ) — five; 颜 (yán) — color; face; 六 (liù) — six; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 五颜六色?

五颜六色 is read wǔyán liùsè. Tones: wǔ — third tone, yán — second tone, liù — fourth tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“multicolored” 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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