色彩 (sè cǎi) — color, coloring; (fig.) flavor, character

Definition

色彩 (sècǎi) is a more formal or figurative word for 'color' than the everyday 颜色 (yánsè). It is often used for abstract qualities (e.g., political flavor, emotional character), whereas 颜色 is the concrete word for physical colors. 彩色 (cǎisè) specifically means 'colorful' (as opposed to black-and-white) and is not used figuratively.

noun

colorcoloring(fig.) flavorcharacter

Examples

色彩。
Zhè fú huà de sè cǎi hěn míngliàng.
The colors of this painting are very bright.
色彩。
Tā de yǎnjiǎng dài yǒu zhèngzhì sè cǎi.
His speech has a political flavor.
色彩。
Zhège jiérì chōngmǎn le chuántǒng sè cǎi.
This festival is full of traditional character.

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