退色 (tuì sè) — to fade (of color), to lose color

Definition

退色 means 'to fade / lose color' (clothes, paint, photos). Often interchangeable with the more standard 褪色, but 退色 is colloquial while 褪色 is the written/formal form.

verb

to fade (of color)to lose color

Examples

退色。
Zhè jiàn yī fu xǐ le jǐ cì jiù tuì sè le.
This piece of clothing faded after being washed a few times.
，。
Nà tiáo kù zi tuì le sè, bù néng zài chuān le.
That pair of pants has faded and can no longer be worn.
。
Zhè fú huà de yán sè yǐ jīng tuì le hěn duō.
The colors of this painting have already faded a lot.

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