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Colors & Shapes in Traditional Chinese · HSK 3

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for colors & shapes, at HSK 3 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 綠色 lǜsè
    green

    春天的樹是綠色的。

    In spring the trees are green.

  2. 紫色 zǐsè
    purple

    她喜歡紫色的花。

    She likes purple flowers.

  3. 粉紅色 fěnhóngsè
    pink

    妹妹的房間是粉紅色的。

    My little sister's room is pink.

  4. 灰色 huīsè
    gray

    今天的天空是灰色的。

    The sky is gray today.

  5. 金色 jīnsè
    gold, golden

    秋天的樹葉是金色的。

    In autumn the leaves are golden.

  6. 銀色 yínsè
    silver (color)

    我想買一輛銀色的車。

    I want to buy a silver car.

  7. shēn
    dark (of colors); deep

    這條褲子的顏色太深了。

    The color of these pants is too dark.

  8. qiǎn
    light (of colors); shallow

    我喜歡淺一點的顏色。

    I like lighter colors.

  9. dàn
    pale, light (of colors)

    她穿了一件淡藍色的毛衣。

    She wore a pale blue sweater.

  10. 形狀 xíngzhuàng
    shape, form

    這塊餅乾的形狀很可愛。

    The shape of this cookie is really cute.

  11. 圓形 yuánxíng
    circle; round shape

    這個盤子是圓形的。

    This plate is round.

  12. 方形 fāngxíng
    square (shape)

    這個房間是方形的。

    This room is square.

  13. 三角形 sānjiǎoxíng
    triangle

    這塊蛋糕是三角形的。

    This piece of cake is triangular.

  14. 長方形 chángfāngxíng
    rectangle

    手機是長方形的。

    Phones are rectangular.

  15. yuán
    round

    地球是圓的。

    The earth is round.

  16. cháng
    long

    這條河很長。

    This river is very long.

  17. duǎn
    short (in length)

    冬天白天很短。

    In winter the days are short.

  18. thick (of long objects)

    這棵樹很粗。

    This tree is very thick.

  19. thin, fine

    她的手指又細又長。

    Her fingers are slender and long.

  20. kuān
    wide, broad

    這條馬路很寬。

    This road is very wide.

  21. zhǎi
    narrow

    這條街很窄。

    This street is very narrow.

  22. zhí
    straight

    這條線畫得很直。

    This line is drawn very straight.

  23. wān
    curved, bent

    前面的路是彎的。

    The road ahead is curved.

  24. xiàn
    line; thread

    請畫一條紅色的線。

    Please draw a red line.

  25. diǎn
    dot, point

    裙子上有白色的小點。

    The skirt has small white dots.

  26. biān
    side, edge

    三角形有三條邊。

    A triangle has three sides.

  27. 中間 zhōngjiān
    middle, center

    桌子中間放著一瓶花。

    There is a vase of flowers in the middle of the table.

  28. 彩色 cǎisè
    colored, in color, multicolored

    孩子們喜歡彩色的圖片。

    Children like colorful pictures.

  29. 黑白 hēibái
    black-and-white

    我喜歡看黑白電影。

    I like watching black-and-white movies.

  30. 彩虹 cǎihóng
    rainbow

    彩虹有七種顏色。

    A rainbow has seven colors.

  31. 圖案 tú'àn
    pattern, design

    杯子上的圖案很特別。

    The pattern on the cup is very special.

  32. 格子 gézi
    checked pattern; grid

    他喜歡穿格子襯衫。

    He likes wearing checked shirts.

  33. 明亮 míngliàng
    bright, well-lit

    這個房間又大又明亮。

    This room is big and bright.

  34. biàn
    to change, to become

    燈變綠了,我們走吧。

    The light turned green; let's go.

  35. 大小 dàxiǎo
    size

    這兩雙鞋大小一樣。

    These two pairs of shoes are the same size.

  36. 樣子 yàngzi
    appearance, look

    這件衣服的樣子很好看。

    The style of this piece of clothing looks great.

  37. 差不多 chàbuduō
    about the same, almost

    我們倆個子差不多高。

    The two of us are about the same height.

  38. 不同 bùtóng
    different

    這兩種顏色完全不同。

    These two colors are completely different.

  39. 天空 tiānkōng
    sky

    秋天的天空特別藍。

    The autumn sky is especially blue.

  40. 樹葉 shùyè
    leaf (of a tree)

    春天的樹葉是淺綠色的。

    In spring the leaves are light green.

  41. 秋天到了,樹葉變黃了。 Qiūtiān dào le, shùyè biàn huáng le.
    Autumn has come, and the leaves have turned yellow.
  42. 你喜歡深色還是淺色? Nǐ xǐhuan shēnsè háishi qiǎnsè?
    Do you like dark colors or light colors?
  43. 雨後天空出現了一道彩虹。 Yǔ hòu tiānkōng chūxiànle yí dào cǎihóng.
    After the rain, a rainbow appeared in the sky.
  44. 這條裙子是粉紅色的,很可愛。 Zhè tiáo qúnzi shì fěnhóngsè de, hěn kě'ài.
    This skirt is pink and very cute.
  45. 我的新手機是銀色的。 Wǒ de xīn shǒujī shì yínsè de.
    My new phone is silver.
  46. 這張桌子是圓形的。 Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì yuánxíng de.
    This table is round.
  47. 那個盒子是方形的,裡面有巧克力。 Nàge hézi shì fāngxíng de, lǐmiàn yǒu qiǎokèlì.
    That box is square, and there is chocolate inside.
  48. 老師讓我們畫一個三角形。 Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen huà yí ge sānjiǎoxíng.
    The teacher had us draw a triangle.
  49. 窗戶是長方形的。 Chuānghu shì chángfāngxíng de.
    The window is rectangular.
  50. 這條路又寬又直。 Zhè tiáo lù yòu kuān yòu zhí.
    This road is wide and straight.
  51. 那條小路太窄了。 Nà tiáo xiǎolù tài zhǎi le.
    That path is too narrow.
  52. 這條線是彎的,不是直的。 Zhè tiáo xiàn shì wān de, bú shì zhí de.
    This line is curved, not straight.
  53. 我買了一件格子襯衫。 Wǒ mǎile yí jiàn gézi chènshān.
    I bought a checked shirt.
  54. 她穿了一條綠色的裙子。 Tā chuānle yì tiáo lǜsè de qúnzi.
    She wore a green skirt.
  55. 他的頭髮比以前短了。 Tā de tóufa bǐ yǐqián duǎn le.
    His hair is shorter than before.
  56. 這條褲子有點兒長,有短一點的嗎? Zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎnr cháng, yǒu duǎn yìdiǎn de ma?
    These pants are a bit long. Do you have shorter ones?
  57. 春天來了,草變綠了。 Chūntiān lái le, cǎo biàn lǜ le.
    Spring has come, and the grass has turned green.
  58. 臥室的牆是淺藍色的。 Wòshì de qiáng shì qiǎnlánsè de.
    The bedroom walls are light blue.
  59. 我喜歡深藍色的牛仔褲。 Wǒ xǐhuan shēnlánsè de niúzǎikù.
    I like dark blue jeans.
  60. 這兩個杯子的大小差不多。 Zhè liǎng ge bēizi de dàxiǎo chàbuduō.
    These two cups are about the same size.
  61. 每個人喜歡的顏色都不同。 Měi ge rén xǐhuan de yánsè dōu bùtóng.
    Everyone likes different colors.
  62. 那座樓的形狀很特別。 Nà zuò lóu de xíngzhuàng hěn tèbié.
    The shape of that building is very unusual.
  63. 中秋節的月餅是圓的。 Zhōngqiūjié de yuèbǐng shì yuán de.
    Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes are round.
  64. 請在紙的中間畫一條直線。 Qǐng zài zhǐ de zhōngjiān huà yì tiáo zhíxiàn.
    Please draw a straight line in the middle of the paper.
  65. 地圖上有很多小紅點。 Dìtú shang yǒu hěn duō xiǎo hóng diǎn.
    There are many little red dots on the map.
  66. 房間的窗簾是紫色的。 Fángjiān de chuānglián shì zǐsè de.
    The curtains in the room are purple.
  67. 爺爺家有很多黑白照片。 Yéye jiā yǒu hěn duō hēibái zhàopiàn.
    There are many black-and-white photos at Grandpa's house.
  68. 她的手錶是金色的。 Tā de shǒubiǎo shì jīnsè de.
    Her watch is gold.
  69. 盤子的邊上有藍色的圖案。 Pánzi de biān shang yǒu lánsè de tú'àn.
    There is a blue pattern along the edge of the plate.
  70. 這張畫是彩色的,那張是黑白的。 Zhè zhāng huà shì cǎisè de, nà zhāng shì hēibái de.
    This picture is in color, and that one is black-and-white.

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