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苍 cāng

dark blue; deep green; old, hoary

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
艹
Traditional
蒼
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 艹仓 ⿱艹仓

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  1. 他的头发已经苍白了。
    Tā de tóufa yǐjīng cāngbái le.
    His hair has already turned gray.
    he (particle) hair already pale-white (particle)
  2. 你的脸色为什么这么苍白？
    Nǐ de liǎnsè wèishénme zhème cāngbái?
    Why is your face so pale?
    your (particle) complexion why so pale
  3. 生病了就多休息，脸色苍白可不好。
    Shēngbìng le jiù duō xiūxi, liǎnsè cāngbái kě bù hǎo.
    If you're sick, rest more; having a pale complexion isn't good.
    sick (particle) then much rest, complexion pale really not good
  4. 他的脸色一点也不苍白，看起来很健康。
    Tā de liǎnsè yìdiǎn yě bù cāngbái, kàn qǐlái hěn jiànkāng.
    His complexion isn't pale at all; he looks very healthy.
    he (particle) complexion a-little also not pale, look up very healthy
  5. 连续熬了几个通宵后，他的脸色变得十分苍白。
    Liánxù áo le jǐ ge tōngxiāo hòu, tā de liǎnsè biàn de shífēn cāngbái.
    After staying up all night several times in a row, his complexion turned extremely pale.
    continuous stay-up (particle) several (measure) all-night after, he (particle) complexion turn (particle) extremely pale

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