特色 (tè sè) — distinctive feature, characteristic
Definition
特色 highlights what makes something stand out — its 'distinctive character' or 'specialty' (e.g. a city's 特色, a restaurant's 特色菜). Stronger and more concrete than the more general 特点, and more about uniqueness than the neutral 特征.
noun
distinctive featurecharacteristic
Examples
- 特色。Zhè ge chéng shì de jiàn zhù hěn yǒu tè sè.The architecture of this city has a lot of character.
- 特色。Zhè jiā diàn de tè sè cài hěn hǎo chī.This restaurant's specialty dish is delicious.
- 特色。Měi gè mín zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de wén huà tè sè.Every ethnicity has its own cultural characteristics.
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