鲜艳 (xiān yàn) — bright and colorful; vivid; gaily-colored

Definition

Used for colors and clothing that are strikingly bright and rich. Unlike 鲜明, which also covers clear-cut ideas/contrasts, 鲜艳 is only for vivid color.

adjective
bright and colorfulvividgaily-colored

Examples

  • 鲜艳
    Zhè jiàn xiān yàn de yī fu zhēn hǎo kàn.
    This bright-colored piece of clothing is really nice.
  • 鲜艳
    Zhè xiē huā fēi cháng xiān yàn.
    These flowers are very bright and colorful.
  • 鲜艳
    Nà zhāng huà yán sè hěn xiān yàn.
    The colors in that painting are very vivid.

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