颜色
yánsèTraditional 顏色
color
Every meaning
yánsè
- color
- (coll.) a lesson; a dressing-down (as in 给他点颜色看看)
In a sentence
你最喜欢什么颜色？
What's your favorite color?
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In the Library
过了一会儿，她问我：“妈妈，太阳是什么颜色的？
什么颜色？ · Colours in Chinese · HSK 2
过年的时候，中国孩子最喜欢的颜色是红色。
为什么中国人过年要给红包？ · Why do Chinese people give red envelopes? · HSK 4
围巾已经很旧了，颜色也没有以前那么鲜艳了。
1985年的信 · The letter from grandpa: a Chinese short story · HSK 5
Its characters
- 颜yánface; countenance (as in 颜面)
- 色sècolor
Words with 颜
Words with 色
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).