Chinese Conversation · Level 21
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Chinese word
橙色
Pronunciation
Pinyinchéng sè
Meaning
- nounorange
Example
他的自行车是橙色的。tā de zì xíng chē shì chéng sè de
His bicycle is orange.
More examples
我买了一件橙色的外套。wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn chéng sè de wài tào
I bought an orange coat.
Core concept
A bright warm hue at the meeting point of red and yellow, like the skin of a ripe orange.
Common phrases
喜欢橙色xǐ huān chéng sè
like orange
橙色的衣服chéng sè de yī fú
orange clothes
橙色的鞋子chéng sè de xié zi
orange shoes
Similar words
橙黄色chéng huáng sè: A light orange shade that leans noticeably toward yellow.
橙chéng: An informal shortened name for orange as a color.
桔色jú sè: A warm citrus-like shade of orange.
Definition in Chinese
介于红色和黄色之间的一种明亮颜色，常指橙子的果皮颜色。jiè yú hóng sè hé huáng sè zhī jiān de yì zhǒng míng liàng yán sè cháng zhǐ chéng zi de guǒ pí yán sè
Word origin
橙色 (chéngsè, "orange") combines 橙 (chéng, "orange") with 色 (sè, "color"), so the color is named after the orange fruit.
Usage tips
- English can use orange as either a color noun or an adjective, while Chinese commonly uses 的 (de, "linking particle") when a color term comes directly before the thing it describes.
Related words
- 橙黄色chéng huáng sèorange-yellowadjective
- 橙色系chéng sè xìorange tonesnoun