云彩 (yún cai) — clouds (colloquial)
Definition
Colloquial, everyday word for 'clouds', more spoken than written. Sibling 云 yún is the neutral/literary equivalent, more common in writing and compounds (云层, 云计算).
noun
clouds (colloquial)
Measure word · 朵
Examples
- 云彩，。Jīn tiān tiān shàng de yún cai zhēn hǎo kàn, xiàng mián huā yí yàng.The clouds in the sky today are so pretty, like cotton.
- ，云彩。Fēng yì chuī, yún cai jiù sàn kāi le.As soon as the wind blows, the clouds scatter.
- 云彩。Bàng wǎn de yún cai bèi rǎn chéng le chéng hóng sè.The clouds at dusk were dyed orange-red.
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