Chinese Conversation · Level 35
90 words
Chinese word
纯色
Pronunciation
Pinyinchún sè
Meaning
- adjectivesolid-colored
Example
她喜欢买纯色的毛衣。tā xǐ huān mǎi chún sè de máo yī
She likes buying solid-color sweaters.
More examples
他买了一件纯色T恤。tā mǎi le yí jiàn chún sè T xù
He bought a plain T-shirt.
Core concept
One color forms a clean, uniform field across an item or background.
Common phrases
纯色T恤chún sè T xù
plain T-shirt
纯色袜子chún sè wà zi
plain socks
纯色外套chún sè wài tào
plain coat
Similar words
单色dān sè: Using a single color throughout, with neither a pattern nor mixed colors.
素色sù sè: Plain and restrained in color, without bright patterns or extra decoration.
无图案wú tú àn: Having no pattern at all on the surface, so only the color is visible.
Definition in Chinese
只有一种颜色、没有花纹或图案的状态或物品，常用来形容衣物、布料、背景等的外观。zhí yǒu yì zhǒng yán sè méi yǒu huā wén huò tú àn de zhuàng tài huò wù pǐn cháng yòng lái xíng róng yī wù bù liào bèi jǐng děng de wài guān
Word origin
The word is formed from 纯 (chún, "pure") and 色 (sè, "color"), linking purity with the presence of only one visible color.
Usage tips
- English plain has wider uses than 纯色 (chúnsè, "solid-colored"), including simple style and flavor without added ingredients; this Chinese adjective stays in the visual-design domain.
Other meanings
- plainadjective
Opposites
- 花哨huā shàoflashyadjective
- 多彩duō cǎicolorfuladjective
Related words
- 纯色系chún sè xìsolid-color rangenoun