Chinese Conversation · Level 34
90 words
Chinese word
调色
Pronunciation
Pinyintiáo sè
Meaning
- verbadjust the colors
Example
你能帮我调色这张照片吗？nǐ néng bāng wǒ tiáo sè zhè zhāng zhào piān ma
Can you help me adjust the colors in this photo?
More examples
在手机上调色很方便，不用电脑也能修照片。zài shǒu jī shàng tiáo sè hěn fāng biàn bú yòng diàn nǎo yě néng xiū zhào piān
Adjusting colors on a phone is convenient, and you can retouch photos without a computer.
Core concept
Fine-tuning visual material so its color balance and overall appearance match a desired style.
Common phrases
在手机上调色zài shǒu jī shàng tiáo sè
adjust colors on a smartphone
给头像调色gěi tóu xiàng tiáo sè
adjust the colors of a profile photo
修图时调色xiū tú shí tiáo sè
adjust colors while retouching photos
Similar words
调整颜色tiáo zhěng yán sè: Change or correct the overall colors in a photo or image.
修图xiū tú: Edit a photo or image with software to improve its overall appearance.
美化měi huà: Edit a photo or image to make its appearance more beautiful.
Definition in Chinese
对图片、视频或实物的颜色进行调整，使色相、亮度、饱和度或对比度等达到预期的视觉效果或风格。duì tú piàn shì pín huò shí wù de yán sè jìn xíng tiáo zhěng shǐ sè xiàng liàng dù bǎo hé dù huò duì bǐ dù děng dá dào yù qī de shì jué xiào guǒ huò fēng gé
Word origin
The compound 调色 (tiáosè, "adjust the colors") joins 调 (tiáo, "adjust") and 色 (sè, "color"), making its meaning transparent as color-focused visual editing.
Usage tips
- In creative software, this word can cover both fixing an unwanted color cast and creating a deliberate visual style, so it is not limited to correcting mistakes.
Other meanings
- color correctionnoun
Related words
- 调色工具tiáo sè gōng jùcolor correction toolnoun
- 调色师tiáo sè shīcoloristnoun