气色 (qì sè) — complexion (as an indicator of health or mood)
Definition
气色 refers specifically to the healthy look of someone's face — their skin tone and color as a sign of health. Compare 脸色, which covers both skin color and facial expression/mood, and 容颜, which means overall facial appearance or looks.
noun
complexion (as an indicator of health or mood)
Examples
- 气色，？Nǐ zuì jìn qì sè zhēn hǎo, shì bu shì jīng cháng duàn liàn?You've been looking really well lately — have you been exercising regularly?
- 气色。Tā shēng bìng zhī hòu qì sè chà le hěn duō.His complexion was very poor after he got sick.
- ，气色。Lǎo rén suī rán qī shí duō suì le, dàn qì sè yī jiù hóng rùn.Although the old man is over seventy, his complexion is still rosy.
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