Definition
黄色 (huáng sè) is the standard noun for the color yellow. The single character 黄 (huáng) is more often used as an adjective (e.g., 黄衣服 'yellow clothes') or in compound words. 黄色 also has a second meaning of 'pornographic, obscene' (e.g., 黄色电影).
noun
yellowthe color yellowpornographyobscene content
Examples
- 黄色。Tā chuān le yí jiàn huáng sè de yīfu.She wore a yellow dress.
- 黄色。Zhè zhǒng huā shì huáng sè de.This kind of flower is yellow.
- 黄色。Zhè shì yí bù huáng sè diànyǐng.This is a pornographic movie.
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