Key Phrases
你最喜欢的颜色是什么？
nǐ zuì xǐ huān de yán sè shì shén me
What is your favorite color?
天空是蓝色的
tiān kōng shì lán sè de
The sky is blue
我喜欢粉红色的衣服
wǒ xǐ huān fěn hóng sè de yī fú
I like pink clothes
Skills You'll Learn
Describing colors
描述颜色
miáo shù yán sè
Asking color preferences
询问颜色喜好
xún wèn yán sè xǐ hào
Identifying objects by color
根据颜色识别物体
gēn jù yán sè shí bié wù tǐ
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
颜色
yán sè
Color
红色
hóng sè
Red
💬 Many basic color words are made with a color plus [色], like [红色] [蓝色] [绿色]. In everyday speech, the [色] is often dropped before a noun: [红苹果] for 'red apples' is very common.
See breakdown →蓝色
lán sè
Blue
黄色
huáng sè
Yellow
绿色
lǜ sè
Green
黑色
hēi sè
Black
白色
bái sè
White
浅色
qiǎn sè
Light color
💬 [浅] and [深] are a handy pair for shades: [浅色] means light-colored and [深色] means dark-colored. You can reuse them with specific colors too, like [浅蓝色] 'light blue' and [深绿色] 'dark green'.
See breakdown →深色
shēn sè
Dark color
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