Word deck · beginner
Colors and appearance
Color words after 的, plus 好看 / 新 / 旧.
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 颜色 | yánsè | color | Ask this in a clothing store. | |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red | 色 + 的 turns it into “the red one.” | |
| 蓝色 | lánsè | blue | Color sits before the noun. | |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black | You can drop 色 in casual 黑裤子. | |
| 白色 | báisè | white | 的 after color = “the white one(s).” | |
| 黄色 | huángsè | yellow | 的 links color to noun. | |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green | ü in lǜ; same vowel as 女. | |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking | 好看 for looks; 好听 for sound. | |
| 新 | xīn | new | 新 before the noun. | |
| 旧 | jiù | old (object) | 旧 for things; 老 for people/long-established. | |
| 一样 | yíyàng | the same | 一 is yí before tone 4 样. | |
| 不一样 | bù yíyàng | not the same | 跟…不一样 is the comparison chunk. |