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缤纷 (bīn fēn) — colorful and diverse; rich and varied

Definition

缤纷 is a literary, vivid word for things bursting with color and variety — used for flowers, lights, or life scenes. Stronger and more colorful than the neutral 丰富多彩.

adjective
colorful and diverserich and varied

Examples

  • 缤纷。
    Chūn tiān de huā yuán lǐ kāi mǎn le bīn fēn de huā duǒ.
    The spring garden is full of colorful flowers.
  • 缤纷，。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn de chú chuāng shè jì dé bīn fēn duó mù, xī yǐn le hěn duō gù kè.
    The window display of this shop is designed to be dazzlingly colorful, attracting many customers.
  • 缤纷。
    Tā de shēng huó jīng lì fēng fù ér bīn fēn.
    Her life experience is rich and colorful.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繽; 缤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
賓
賓bīn繽
Same sound today

The traditional form 繽 pairs 糸 (silk) with 賓 as a sound part; the simplified 缤 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紛; 纷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
分
分fēn紛fēn
Same sound today

The form 紛 is built from 糸, a meaning part, and 分, a sound part.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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