彩

Pronunciation : cǎi [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : colour. (n) cheer. (n) variety. (n) winnings. (n) blood. (n) Radical : 彡 Strokes : 11 Traditional : 彩 Usage : 8.4%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

彩虹 cǎi hóng

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rainbow

2.

彩票 cǎi piào

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lottery ticket

3.

彩排 cǎi pái

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full dress rehearsal

4.

彩色 cǎi sè

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color

5.

彩色铅笔 cǎi sè qiān bǐ

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coloured pencil

6.

喝彩 hè cǎi

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acclaim; cheer

7.

精彩 jīng cǎi

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magnifico

8.

色彩 sè cǎi

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hue; colouration

9.

水彩 shuǐ cǎi

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watercolor

Sentences:

1. My family just bought a new colour TV. wǒ men jiā mǎi le yì tái cǎi sè diàn shì 。 我 们 家 买 了 一 台 彩 色 电 视 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我们 : our 家 : family 买 : buy 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 一 : one 台 : measure word 彩色 : colour 电视 : TV

2. The performance yesterday evening was quite brilliant. zuó tiān wǎn shàng de yǎn chū xiāng dāng jīng cǎi 。 昨 天 晚 上 的 演 出 相 当 精 彩 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

昨天 : yesterday 晚上 : night 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 演出 : performance 相当 : quite 精彩 : brilliant; magnifico

3. I won a cool million dollars in the lottery. wǒ mǎi cǎi piào zhòng le yī bǎi wàn 。 我 买 彩 票 中 了 一 百 万 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 买 : buy 彩票 : lottery 中 : strike; won 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 一百万 : one million

4. Before the performance, they held the last rehearsal. yǎn chū zhī qián ， tā men jìn xíng le zuì hòu yí cì cǎi pái 。 演 出 之 前 ， 他 们 进 行 了 最 后 一 次 彩 排 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

演出 : performance 之前 : before 他们 : they 进行 : carry … out 了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen 最后 : last 一次 : one time 彩排 : rehearsal

5. All my friends were cheering while I was competing. bǐ sài shí suǒ yǒu de péng yǒu dōu wéi wǒ hē cǎi 。 比 赛 时 所 有 的 朋 友 都 为 我 喝 彩 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

比赛 : match; competition 时 : when 所有 : all 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 朋友 : friend 都 : all 为 : for 我 : me 喝彩 : acclaim; cheer

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