无色 (wú sè) — colorless
Definition
Used as both 'colorless' (lacking color, usually with 的) and figuratively 'colorless' in writing — meaning dull, flat, lacking vivid detail or personality. The figurative sense matters more at HSK 7.
verb
colorless
Examples
- 无色。Zhè zhǒng yè tǐ shì wú sè de.This liquid is colorless.
- 无色。Kōng qì kàn qǐ lái shì wú sè de.Air looks colorless.
- 无色，。Tā de miáo shù fēi cháng wú sè, méi yǒu xì jié.His description was very colorless, lacking details.
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