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Colors & Shapes in Traditional Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for colors & shapes, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 顏色 yánsè
    color

    你最喜歡哪個顏色?

    Which color do you like best?

  2. 紅色 hóngsè
    red

    我的車是紅色的。

    My car is red.

  3. 藍色 lánsè
    blue

    我喜歡藍色的衣服。

    I like blue clothes.

  4. 黃色 huángsè
    yellow

    香蕉是黃色的。

    Bananas are yellow.

  5. 黑色 hēisè
    black

    我的手機是黑色的。

    My phone is black.

  6. 白色 báisè
    white

    醫生穿白色的衣服。

    Doctors wear white clothes.

  7. 咖啡色 kāfēisè
    brown; coffee-colored

    我的鞋是咖啡色的。

    My shoes are brown.

  8. 橙色 chéngsè
    orange (color)

    她買了一個橙色的包。

    She bought an orange bag.

  9. hóng
    red

    她的臉紅了。

    Her face turned red.

  10. bái
    white

    爺爺的頭髮白了。

    Grandpa's hair has turned white.

  11. hēi
    black; dark

    天黑了,回家吧。

    It's getting dark, let's go home.

  12. big, large

    這個蘋果真大。

    This apple is really big.

  13. xiǎo
    small, little

    我家的狗很小。

    My dog is small.

  14. gāo
    tall; high

    哥哥比我高。

    My older brother is taller than me.

  15. ǎi
    short (in height)

    弟弟比我矮一點。

    My younger brother is a bit shorter than me.

  16. xīn
    new

    這是我的新手機。

    This is my new phone.

  17. jiù
    old (of things)

    這件衣服太舊了。

    This piece of clothing is too old.

  18. 好看 hǎokàn
    good-looking, pretty

    這個顏色真好看。

    This color is really pretty.

  19. 漂亮 piàoliang
    beautiful, pretty

    這些花真漂亮。

    These flowers are really beautiful.

  20. 可愛 kě'ài
    cute, lovely

    你的貓真可愛。

    Your cat is so cute.

  21. 喜歡 xǐhuan
    to like

    我喜歡黃色。

    I like yellow.

  22. 一樣 yíyàng
    the same

    我們的衣服一樣。

    Our clothes are the same.

  23. zuì
    the most

    我最喜歡紅色。

    I like red the most.

  24. 太陽 tàiyáng
    sun

    今天的太陽很大。

    The sun is strong today.

  25. 月亮 yuèliang
    moon

    今晚的月亮很亮。

    The moon is bright tonight.

  26. 星星 xīngxing
    star

    天上有很多星星。

    There are many stars in the sky.

  27. huā
    flower

    公園裡有很多花。

    There are many flowers in the park.

  28. xuě
    snow

    雪是白色的。

    Snow is white.

  29. cǎo
    grass

    春天的草很好看。

    The grass in spring is lovely.

  30. yún
    cloud

    天上的雲是白色的。

    The clouds in the sky are white.

  31. hǎi
    sea

    我喜歡藍色的大海。

    I love the blue sea.

  32. 衣服 yīfu
    clothes

    這件衣服很好看。

    This piece of clothing looks great.

  33. chē
    car, vehicle

    我爸爸的車很大。

    My dad's car is big.

  34. 蘋果 píngguǒ
    apple

    我吃了一個紅蘋果。

    I ate a red apple.

  35. 香蕉 xiāngjiāo
    banana

    我買了一些香蕉。

    I bought some bananas.

  36. 杯子 bēizi
    cup, glass

    這個杯子是藍色的。

    This cup is blue.

  37. 帽子 màozi
    hat, cap

    他的帽子是黑色的。

    His hat is black.

  38. 眼睛 yǎnjing
    eye

    她的眼睛很大。

    Her eyes are big.

  39. 頭髮 tóufa
    hair (on the head)

    她的頭髮是黑色的。

    Her hair is black.

  40. liàng
    bright

    房間裡的燈很亮。

    The light in the room is bright.

  41. 這是什麼顏色? Zhè shì shénme yánsè?
    What color is this?
  42. 我喜歡藍色,你呢? Wǒ xǐhuan lánsè, nǐ ne?
    I like blue. How about you?
  43. 你的杯子是什麼顏色的? Nǐ de bēizi shì shénme yánsè de?
    What color is your cup?
  44. 天是藍色的,雲是白色的。 Tiān shì lánsè de, yún shì báisè de.
    The sky is blue and the clouds are white.
  45. 蘋果是紅色的。 Píngguǒ shì hóngsè de.
    The apple is red.
  46. 我的貓是黑色的。 Wǒ de māo shì hēisè de.
    My cat is black.
  47. 你的帽子真好看。 Nǐ de màozi zhēn hǎokàn.
    Your hat looks really nice.
  48. 我買了一件白色的衣服。 Wǒ mǎile yí jiàn báisè de yīfu.
    I bought a white piece of clothing.
  49. 這個房子真大。 Zhège fángzi zhēn dà.
    This house is really big.
  50. 那個杯子太小了。 Nàge bēizi tài xiǎo le.
    That cup is too small.
  51. 他很高,他弟弟很矮。 Tā hěn gāo, tā dìdi hěn ǎi.
    He is tall, but his younger brother is short.
  52. 今天太陽很大,真熱。 Jīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, zhēn rè.
    The sun is strong today; it's really hot.
  53. 晚上的月亮很亮。 Wǎnshang de yuèliang hěn liàng.
    The moon at night is very bright.
  54. 我想買一個黃色的包。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí ge huángsè de bāo.
    I want to buy a yellow bag.
  55. 這是新書,那是舊書。 Zhè shì xīn shū, nà shì jiù shū.
    This is a new book, and that is an old book.
  56. 她的頭髮很好看。 Tā de tóufa hěn hǎokàn.
    Her hair looks really nice.
  57. 我不喜歡黑色,我喜歡白色。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan hēisè, wǒ xǐhuan báisè.
    I don't like black; I like white.
  58. 你的眼睛真漂亮。 Nǐ de yǎnjing zhēn piàoliang.
    Your eyes are really beautiful.
  59. 這兩個顏色不一樣。 Zhè liǎng ge yánsè bù yíyàng.
    These two colors are not the same.
  60. 我最喜歡的顏色是紅色。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yánsè shì hóngsè.
    My favorite color is red.
  61. 冬天下雪,山是白色的。 Dōngtiān xià xuě, shān shì báisè de.
    It snows in winter, and the mountains are white.
  62. 花是紅色的,很好看。 Huā shì hóngsè de, hěn hǎokàn.
    The flowers are red and very pretty.
  63. 小狗是咖啡色的,很可愛。 Xiǎo gǒu shì kāfēisè de, hěn kě'ài.
    The puppy is brown and very cute.
  64. 大的是我的,小的是你的。 Dà de shì wǒ de, xiǎo de shì nǐ de.
    The big one is mine, and the small one is yours.
  65. 你喜歡大車還是小車? Nǐ xǐhuan dà chē háishi xiǎo chē?
    Do you like big cars or small cars?
  66. 這件衣服是新的嗎? Zhè jiàn yīfu shì xīn de ma?
    Is this piece of clothing new?
  67. 海是藍色的,真漂亮。 Hǎi shì lánsè de, zhēn piàoliang.
    The sea is blue and really beautiful.
  68. 天黑了,星星出來了。 Tiān hēi le, xīngxing chūlai le.
    It's dark now, and the stars have come out.
  69. 哪個顏色最好看? Nǎge yánsè zuì hǎokàn?
    Which color looks the best?
  70. 我要一個橙色的杯子。 Wǒ yào yí ge chéngsè de bēizi.
    I'd like an orange cup.

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