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Multicolored in Chinese

multicolored · HSK 5

彩色 cǎi sè

  1. 彩 cǎi color
  2. 色 sè color

孩子们喜欢彩色的铅笔。 Children like colored pencils.

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How do you say multicolored in Chinese?

Multicolored in Chinese is 彩色 (cǎi sè). You can also say 五颜六色 (wǔ yán liù sè), 花 (huā).

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