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white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist
HSK 2
blue (color)
HSK 2
multicolored / every color under the sun
HSK 4
red (color) / revolutionary
HSK 2
scenery; landscape; view
HSK 3
color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex
HSK 4
green
HSK 2
tint; coloring; coloration / (fig.) flavor; character
HSK 4
color / multicolored
HSK 3
a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
HSK 3
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4
yellow / vulgar; lewd; pornographic
HSK 2
black
HSK 2
remarkable; outstanding
HSK 4
gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous
HSK 5
lustful / lecherous
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
monochrome photo / black and white picture
all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of
HSK 7-9
complexion / look
HSK 5
(slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾)
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
HSK 7-9
top-quality / top-grade
to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
pure color; solid color
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
(idiom) (pejorative) as detestable as each other; birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth
expression / look
to fade / to discolor / also pr. [luo4 se4]
multicolored / the rainbow / garish
protective coloration / camouflage
dark / dark colored
pink / peach color / illicit love / sexual
to want sex / given to lust / lecherous / lascivious / horny
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
HSK 7-9
complexion
orange (color)
to go pale in panic (idiom)
milky white
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
(coll.) color / used in 色子
an Israeli / an Israelite
pink
primary color
signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance
HSK 7-9
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
everything in the garden is lovely
colors of spring / spring scenery
gold color
good looks (of a woman)
dark brown
coloration / hue / sex / sex appeal
color wheel
to apply color; to color; to paint
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
orange (color)
to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry
ashen-faced
to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
white goods (such as refrigerators and washing machines)
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
salad dressing
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
light color
pornographic novel / dirty book
sex fiend / molester / sex attacker / sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex)
hematin (blood pigment) / heme / hemoglobin / also written 血紅蛋白|血红蛋白
color printing using several overlaid images
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
monochrome / monochromatic / black and white
color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather
to turn pale at the mention of sex; prudish
erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic)
natural color
(I'll) teach you a lesson / put you in your place
moonlight
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
variety / design and color / suit (cards)
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
brown
scarlet (color)
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
to lose color / to turn pale
to show one's feelings / to show it in one's face
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
lecher; pervert; wolf
dark brown / tawny
Israel
to give sb a meaningful look
lecher / womanizer / dirty old man
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic
HSK 7-9
indigo blue
(idiom) diverse; various; all kinds of
dark or deep green
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
to lose one's head over lust / sex-crazy (idiom)

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