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颜 yán

face, facial appearance

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 2
Radical
页
Traditional
顏
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 彦页 ⿰彦页

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  1. 这件衣服的颜色很好看。
    Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè hěn hǎokàn.
    This piece of clothing's color is very nice.
    this (measure) clothes (particle) face-color very good-look
  2. 你喜欢什么颜色？
    Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
    What color do you like?
    you like what face-color (question)
  3. 请选一个你喜欢的颜色。
    Qǐng xuǎn yí ge nǐ xǐhuan de yánsè.
    Please choose a color you like.
    please choose one (measure) you like (particle) face-color
  4. 这个颜色不适合你。
    Zhège yánsè bú shìhé nǐ.
    This color doesn't suit you.
    this (measure) face-color not suit you
  5. 秋天树叶的颜色变红了。
    Qiūtiān shùyè de yánsè biàn hóng le.
    In autumn the leaves' color turns red.
    autumn tree-leaf (particle) face-color change red (particle)

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