色 (sè) — color, hue; look, appearance, scene; kind, sort, variety
Definition
A formal noun that is polysemous at this level: 'color/hue', 'facial expression/scene' (as in 脸色), and 'kind/sort/variety' (formal synonym of 种类). In everyday speech these senses are usually expressed by 颜色, 脸色/神情, and 种类 instead.
noun
colorhuelookappearancescenekindsortvariety
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 。Zhè zhǒng yán sè hěn piào liang.This color is very pretty.
- 。Tā de liǎn sè hěn nán kàn.Her facial expression is very unpleasant.
- 。Tā xǐ huan gè sè shuǐ guǒ.He likes all kinds of fruit.
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