Chinese Conversation · Level 56
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Chinese word
金属色
Pronunciation
Pinyinjīn shǔ sè
Meaning
- nounmetallic color
Example
她换了金属色的手机壳。tā huàn le jīn shǔ sè de shǒu jī ké
She replaced her phone case with one in a metallic color.
More examples
她涂了金属色的指甲油。tā tú le jīn shǔ sè de zhí jiǎ yóu
She applied metallic nail polish.
Core concept
A surface color that catches light with a metal-like shine, whether the effect comes from the material or a special finish.
Common phrases
金属色手机壳jīn shǔ sè shǒu jī ké
metallic phone case
金属色指甲油jīn shǔ sè zhí jiǎ yóu
metallic nail polish
金属色外壳jīn shǔ sè wài ké
metallic outer casing
Similar words
亮面liàng miàn: A shiny surface finish that strongly reflects light.
哑光yǎ guāng: A matte surface finish that limits reflection and has a calm, soft look.
珠光zhū guāng: A pearly surface finish that shows a faint layered or rainbow-like glow from different angles.
金属光泽jīn shǔ guāng zé: A surface appearance with the reflective shine of metal.
Definition in Chinese
用来称呼表面带有金属光泽或金属感的颜色，既可以指高光反射的金属光泽，也可以指通过金属粒子或珠光效果呈现的特殊色。yòng lái chēng hū biǎo miàn dài yǒu jīn shǔ guāng zé huò jīn shǔ gǎn de yán sè jì ké yǐ zhǐ gāo guāng fǎn shè de jīn shǔ guāng zé yě ké yǐ zhǐ tōng guò jīn shǔ lì zi huò zhū guāng xiào guǒ chéng xiàn de tè shū sè
Word origin
金属色 (jīnshǔsè, "metallic color") combines 金属 (jīnshǔ, "metal") + 色 (sè, "color"), naming a color whose appearance suggests the reflective quality of metal.
Usage tips
- In everyday product descriptions, the term names the look rather than proving that the object is made of metal, so a metallic-color phone case may simply use a glossy or pearlescent finish.
Other meanings
- metallic sheennoun
- metallic qualitynoun
Opposites
- 哑光色yǎ guāng sèmatte colornoun
Related words
- 金属光泽jīn shǔ guāng zémetallic sheennoun
- 金属质感jīn shǔ zhì gǎnmetallic texturenoun