Colors

12 minutes

Learn beginner Chinese words and sentences about colors.

Colors

How to use these phrases

In this lesson, you learn useful Chinese words about colors. Practice the vocabulary, read the example sentences, and answer the quiz questions.

Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin

ChinesePinyinMeaning
红色hóng sèRed
蓝色lán sèBlue
绿色lǜ sèGreen
黄色huáng sèYellow
黑色hēi sèBlack
白色bái sèWhite
颜色yán sèColor
喜欢xǐ huanLike

Example sentences

这是什么颜色?

Zhè shì shén me yán sè?

What color is this?

我喜欢红色。

Wǒ xǐ huan hóng sè.

I like red.

我的书包是蓝色的。

Wǒ de shū bāo shì lán sè de.

My school bag is blue.

这个苹果是绿色的。

Zhè ge píng guǒ shì lǜ sè de.

This apple is green.

黑色和白色很好看。

Hēi sè hé bái sè hěn hǎo kàn.

Black and white look nice.

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