Chinese word

单色

Pronunciation

Pinyindān sè

Meaning

  • adjectivemonochrome

Example

这幅画是单色的。zhè fú huà shì dān sè de

This painting is monochrome.

Illustration for 单色 (monochrome)

More examples

她今天穿了单色衣服，看起来很清爽。tā jīn tiān chuān le dān sè yī fú kàn qǐ lái hěn qīng shuǎng

She wore monochrome clothes today and looked fresh.

Core concept

A surface keeps one consistent color, creating a simple visual field without mixed colors or decorative patterns.

Common phrases

  • 单色衣服dān sè yī fú

    monochrome clothes

  • 单色外套dān sè wài tào

    monochrome coat

  • 单色搭配dān sè dā pèi

    monochrome outfit

Similar words

素色sù sè: Plain and unpatterned, with a single simple color.
纯色chún sè: Made with one pure, solid color, without gradients or patterns.

Definition in Chinese

只有一种颜色，不含其他色或图案，用来表示物体在色彩上保持统一与简洁。zhí yǒu yì zhǒng yán sè bù hán qí tā sè huò tú àn yòng lái biǎo shì wù tǐ zài sè cǎi shàng bǎo chí tǒng yì yǔ jiǎn jié

Word origin

单 (dān, "single") + 色 (sè, "color") combines to describe something formed with one color rather than several.

Usage tips

  • 单色 (dānsè, "one-color") can describe clothing, rooms, artwork, and graphics, not only paint or other color materials.

Other meanings

  • plainadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 单色系dān sè xìmonochromatic color schemenoun
  • 单色调dān sè diàomonochromatic tonenoun

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