掉色 (diào shǎi) — (verb) to lose color, to fade (of dyed materials)
Definition
A separable verb meaning dyed fabric loses its color (fades, runs). It is about color loss specifically — not about general wear like 旧.
verb
to lose colorto fade (of dyed materials)
Examples
- 掉色。Zhè tiáo qún zi diào shǎi.This skirt fades.
- 。Nà tiáo niú zǎi kù diào guò yí cì sè.That pair of jeans has faded once.
- 掉色。Zhè zhǒng bù liào xǐ duō le róng yì diào shǎi.This kind of fabric fades easily after many washes.
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