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white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist
HSK 2
color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
HSK 2
red (color) / revolutionary
HSK 2
black
HSK 2
green
HSK 2
blue (color)
HSK 2
yellow / vulgar; lewd; pornographic
HSK 2
color / multicolored
HSK 3
characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality
HSK 3
scenery / scene / landscape / view
HSK 3
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex
HSK 4
remarkable; outstanding
HSK 4
multicolored / every color under the sun
HSK 4
gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous
HSK 5
complexion / look
HSK 5
all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of
HSK 7-9
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
HSK 7-9
signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance
HSK 7-9
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic
HSK 7-9
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
HSK 7-9
pink / white / erotic / beautiful woman / powdered (with make-up)
brown
to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry
dye
to coordinate colors
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
(coll.) color / used in 色子
orange (color)
silver (color)
colors of spring / spring scenery
to blend colors / to mix colors
to apply color; to color; to paint
cyan / blue-green
color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks
good looks (of a woman)
monochrome / monochromatic / black and white
purple / violet (color)
(of colors) to fade / also pr. [tui4shai3]
(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
variety / design and color / suit (cards)
multicolored / the rainbow / garish
moonlight
dark / dark colored
primary color
complexion
twilight
erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic)
colors of autumn / autumn scenery
to enrich / to enhance / to beautify
pure color; solid color
to lose color / to turn pale / to bleach / to fade
top-quality / top-grade
to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
natural color
light color
to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
a turn for the better / to pick up / to improve
tan (color) / tawny
to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
goods / (derog.) stuff / trash
to look for; to seek out; to choose
to want sex / given to lust / lecherous / lascivious / horny
skin color
to lose color / to turn pale
happy expression / cheerful look
varicolored / motley
dark brown / tawny
maroon (color)
night scene / the dim light of night
pink / peach color / illicit love / sexual
expression / look
wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression
female charms / femininity
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
to lose color / to fade / also pr. [diao4 shai3]
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
to lose one's splendor / to lose luster / to be eclipsed / to be overshadowed
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
charm / loveliness (of a woman)
warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red
tone / timbre / sound color
dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition)
Arkansas, US state
amiable manner / pleasant countenance
colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals)
color printing using several overlaid images
not show one's feeling or intentions
color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather
greedy for sex / given to lust for women
stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
everything in the garden is lovely
light tan (color) / camel-hair color
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
to sexually assault
angry look / glare / scowl

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