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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
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
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
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
(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
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
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
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
light color
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
erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic)
natural color
moonlight
variety / design and color / suit (cards)
brown
scarlet (color)
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
dark brown / tawny
to give sb a meaningful look
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic
HSK 7-9
indigo blue
dark or deep green
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
(dialect) intensity of the fire (in cooking, kiln firing etc)
the light of early dawn
not inferior in any respect
colors of autumn / autumn scenery
ginger (color)
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid
coffee color / brown
night scene / the dim light of night
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals)
greedy for sex / given to lust for women
to lose color / to fade
complexion
to give sb a meaningful look
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
dye
red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret
varicolored / motley
color gradient
color separation
gunmetal gray
azure
colorless
female charms / femininity
to show signs of anger / to flush with annoyance

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