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彩 cǎi

color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 4
Radical
彡
Traditional
綵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 采彡 ⿰采彡

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  1. 天上出现了彩虹。
    Tiān shang chūxiàn le cǎihóng.
    A rainbow appeared in the sky.
    sky on appear (particle) rainbow
  2. 你见过彩虹吗？
    Nǐ jiànguo cǎihóng ma?
    Have you seen a rainbow before?
    you seen-before rainbow (question)
  3. 快看，天上有彩虹！
    Kuài kàn, tiān shang yǒu cǎihóng!
    Look quickly, there's a rainbow in the sky!
    quick look, sky on has rainbow
  4. 这幅画的色彩不太丰富。
    Zhè fú huà de sècǎi bú tài fēngfù.
    The colors in this painting aren't very rich.
    this (measure) painting (possessive) color not too rich
  5. 雨后的傍晚，天空出现了一道美丽的彩虹。
    Yǔ hòu de bàngwǎn, tiānkōng chūxiàn le yí dào měilì de cǎihóng.
    In the evening after the rain, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
    rain after (possessive) evening, sky appear (particle) one (measure) beautiful (possessive) rainbow

Words with 彩 (6)