Chinese word

咖啡色

Pronunciation

Pinyinkā fēi sè

Meaning

  • nounbrown

Example

这件衬衫是咖啡色的，很好看。zhè jiàn chèn shān shì kā fēi sè de hěn hǎo kàn

This shirt is brown and looks good.

Illustration for 咖啡色 (brown)

More examples

我有一条咖啡色的裤子，很百搭。wǒ yǒu yì tiáo kā fēi sè de kù zi hěn bǎi dā

I have a pair of brown pants that goes with everything.

Core concept

The brown range associated with coffee, from a softer milk-coffee shade to a deeper roasted-bean shade.

Common phrases

  • 咖啡色的裤子kā fēi sè de kù zi

    brown pants

  • 咖啡色的外套kā fēi sè de wài tào

    brown jacket

Similar words

茶色chá sè: A common everyday brown color resembling the color of tea.

Definition in Chinese

表示像咖啡那样的颜色，一种深浅可变的棕色，常用于描述物品或外观的颜色。biǎo shì xiàng kā fēi nà yàng de yán sè yì zhǒng shēn qiǎn kě biàn de zōng sè cháng yòng yú miáo shù wù pǐn huò wài guān de yán sè

Word origin

咖啡色 (kāfēisè, "coffee color") is formed from 咖啡 (kāfēi, "coffee") and 色 (sè, "color"), so its reference point is the changing brown of coffee and its beans.

Usage tips

  • English uses one broad color word for many shades, while this Chinese term helps mark a specifically coffee-like brown when describing appearance or clothing.

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