Chinese word

紫色

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǐ sè

Meaning

  • nounpurple

Example

我喜欢紫色的裙子。wǒ xǐ huān zǐ sè de qún zi

I like purple skirts.

Illustration for 紫色 (purple)

More examples

花瓶里插着几朵紫色的花。huā píng lǐ chā zhe jí duǒ zǐ sè de huā

Several purple flowers are arranged in the vase.

Core concept

A red-blue hue family that gives an object or material a purple cast, from warm violet to cool violet.

Common phrases

  • 紫色的裙子zǐ sè de qún zi

    purple skirt

  • 紫色的衣服zǐ sè de yī fú

    purple clothing

  • 紫色的花zǐ sè de huā

    purple flowers

Similar words

紫zǐ: Purple expressed as a compact one-character color term.
深紫色shēn zǐ sè: A deep, dark shade of purple.
浅紫色qián zǐ sè: A pale, light shade of purple.

Definition in Chinese

表示介于红与蓝之间的一种颜色，也可泛指带紫色色调的物体或染料颜色。biǎo shì jiè yú hóng yǔ lán zhī jiān de yì zhǒng yán sè yě kě fàn zhǐ dài zǐ sè sè diào de wù tǐ huò rǎn liào yán sè

Word origin

The compound 紫色 (zǐsè, "purple") uses 紫 (zǐ, "purple") for the hue and 色 (sè, "color") to identify it as a color term.

Usage tips

  • English shade labels do not map exactly onto Chinese color words, so 紫色 (zǐsè, "purple") can cover shades that an English speaker might call violet or mauve.

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