Chinese word

色调

Pronunciation

Pinyinsè diào

Meaning

  • nountone

Example

照片的色调偏蓝，需要调一下。zhào piān de sè diào piān lán xū yào tiáo yí xià

The photo has a bluish tone and needs some adjustment.

Illustration for 色调 (tone)

More examples

窗帘的色调和墙壁不太搭。chuāng lián de sè diào hé qiáng bì bú tài dā

The curtains' tone does not go very well with the walls.

Core concept

A shared color cast that makes the parts of a visual setting feel like one whole.

Common phrases

  • 整体色调zhéng tǐ sè diào

    overall tone

  • 色调偏蓝sè diào piān lán

    bluish tone

  • 暖色调nuǎn sè diào

    warm tone

Similar words

颜色yán sè: The color or kind of color that an object has.
色彩sè cǎi: The visual expression formed by color shades and their arrangement.
气氛qì fēn: The general feeling or mood that a place or scene gives.

Definition in Chinese

指颜色在视觉上给人的整体倾向与感觉，常用于描述照片、室内或服饰的色味与氛围。zhǐ yán sè zài shì jué shàng gěi rén de zhéng tǐ qīng xiàng yǔ gǎn jué cháng yòng yú miáo shù zhào piān shì nèi huò fú shì de sè wèi yǔ fēn wéi

Word origin

The compound combines 色 (sè, "color") with 调 (diào, "tone"), treating color as a quality spread across the whole visual setting rather than a separate object.

Usage tips

  • When people discuss photo adjustments, this noun describes whether an image leans blue, yellow, warm, or cool, which makes it useful in casual editing talk.

Other meanings

  • huenoun

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