灰色 (huī sè) — (noun) gray (the color); (adjective) gray, gray-colored; (adjective, figurative) gloomy, pessimistic, ambiguous
Definition
灰色 means 'gray' — the color, plus figurative uses ('gloomy' future, an 'ambiguous' answer). As a standalone color word it's the everyday term; 灰 on its own usually means ash/dust, and only means gray as part of compounds.
noun
gray (the color)(adjective, figurative) gloomypessimisticambiguous
adjective
graygray-colored
Examples
- 灰色。Zhè jiàn huī sè wài tào kàn qǐ lái hěn dà fāng.This gray coat looks very elegant.
- 灰色，。Wèi lái suī rán yǒu diǎn huī sè, dàn wǒ men bù néng fàng qì.Although the future is a bit gloomy, we can't give up.
- 灰色，。Tā de huí dá hěn huī sè, méi shuō míng bai dào dǐ tóng yì hái shì fǎn duì.His answer was ambiguous — he didn't say clearly whether he agreed or opposed.
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