起色 (qǐ sè) — improvement (in a situation, health, business, etc.)
Definition
起色 (qǐsè) is a fixed noun meaning a sign of improvement or recovery in a bad situation (illness, business, performance). It almost always follows 有 or 没有 — say 有了起色 ('there's improvement'), not *发生起色.
noun
improvement (in a situation, health, business, etc.)
Examples
- 起色。Tā de shēng yì zuì jìn yǒu le qǐ sè.His business has shown improvement recently.
- ，起色。Jīng guò zhì liáo, bìng rén de shēn tǐ yǒu le qǐ sè.After treatment, the patient's condition has improved.
- 起色。Gōng sī de jīng jì qǐ sè ràng lǎo bǎn hěn gāo xìng.The company's economic improvement made the boss very happy.
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