cǎi

彩

Character · NounTraditional綵

color; colorful silk; cheers; prize

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

8 senses · 36 examples
1.

noun

color; hue

Refers to the visual property of an object that distinguishes it by wavelength of reflected light.

Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
de的
cǎi彩
yún云
xiàng像
mián棉
huā花
táng糖
yí一
yàng样
hǎo好
kàn看
 。

The colorful clouds in the sky look like cotton candy.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
yòng用
le了
wǔ五
zhǒng种
xiān鲜
yàn艳
de的
cǎi彩
 。

This painting uses five bright colors.

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Cǎi彩
hóng虹
yǒu有
qī七
zhǒng种
cǎi彩
 。

A rainbow has seven colors.

Tā她
mǎi买
le了
cǎi彩
bǐ笔
lái来
huà画
shǒu手
chāo抄
bào报
 。

She bought colored pens to make a hand-copied newspaper.

Zhè这
jiàn件
cǎi彩
yī衣
shì是
wèi为
yǎn演
chū出
zhǔn准
bèi备
de的
 。

This colorful outfit is prepared for the performance.

2.

noun

colorful silk fabric

formal

Often used in traditional cultural contexts or formal celebrations.

Xīn新
niáng娘
de的
hūn婚
chē车
shàng上
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
jiǎn剪
cǎi彩
de的
huā花
dài带
 。

The bride's wedding car is covered with cut colorful silk ribbons.

Chūn春
jié节
shí时
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
zhāng张
dēng灯
jié结
cǎi彩
 。

Every family hangs lanterns and decorates with silk during the Spring Festival.

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Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
de的
lǐ礼
fú服
shàng上
xiù绣
zhe着
cǎi彩
duàn缎
wén纹
yàng样
 。

Ancient official robes were embroidered with patterns of colorful silk.

Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
de的
jiē街
shì市
shàng上
dào到
chù处
shì是
cǎi彩
chóu绸
zhuāng装
shì饰
 。

The Lantern Festival streets are full of colorful silk decorations.

3.

noun

cheers; applause; acclaim

Used to express praise or approval for a performance or achievement.

Tā他
de的
jīng精
cǎi彩
biǎo表
yǎn演
yíng赢
dé得
le了
quán全
chǎng场
hè喝
cǎi彩
 。

His wonderful performance won cheers from the entire audience.

Guān观
zhòng众
men们
qí齐
shēng声
hè喝
cǎi彩
 ,
wèi为
xuǎn选
shǒu手
jiā加
yóu油
 。

The audience cheered in unison to cheer for the contestants.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
yīn音
yuè乐
huì会
bó博
dé得
mǎn满
táng堂
hè喝
cǎi彩
 。

This concert won full house acclaim.

Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
jié结
shù束
hòu后
 ,
xiàn现
chǎng场
xiǎng响
qǐ起
le了
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
hè喝
cǎi彩
 。

After his speech ended, bursts of cheers rang out at the scene.

Zá杂
jì技
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
jīng惊
xiǎn险
dòng动
zuò作
yǐn引
lái来
mǎn满
táng堂
hè喝
cǎi彩
 。

The acrobat's thrilling moves brought full house cheers.

4.

noun

variety; splendor; richness

Used to describe the diversity or quality of content, activities, or life.

Zhè这
cì次
yì艺
shù术
jié节
de的
huó活
dòng动
nèi内
róng容
fēng丰
fù富
duō多
cǎi彩
 。

The activities of this art festival are rich and varied.

Tā他
de的
rén人
shēng生
jīng经
lì历
fēng丰
fù富
duō多
cǎi彩
 ,
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
 。

His life experience is rich and colorful, full of challenges.

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Zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
qíng情
jié节
duō多
cǎi彩
qū曲
zhé折
 ,
yǐn引
rén人
rù入
shèng胜
 。

The plot of this novel is varied and曲折, which is very engaging.

Chéng城
shì市
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
shēng生
huó活
duō多
cǎi彩
duō多
zī姿
 ,
chōng充
mǎn满
huó活
lì力
 。

The night life of the city is colorful and full of vitality.

Xiào校
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
fēng丰
fù富
duō多
cǎi彩
 ,
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
shè社
tuán团
huó活
dòng动
 。

Campus life is rich and varied, with many club activities.

5.

noun

prize; jackpot; winnings

neutral

Used in gambling, lotteries, or competitive games to refer to the reward for winning.

Tā他
zài在
zhè这
cì次
chōu抽
jiǎng奖
huó活
dòng动
zhōng中
dé得
le了
dà大
jiǎng奖
 ,
zhòng中
le了
tóu头
cǎi彩
 。

He won the grand prize in this raffle and hit the jackpot.

Zhè这
gè个
cǎi彩
piào票
zhàn站
zuó昨
tiān天
kāi开
chū出
le了
wǔ五
bǎi百
wàn万
de的
cǎi彩
jīn金
 。

This lottery shop issued a 5 million yuan jackpot yesterday.

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Tā他
zài在
má麻
jiàng将
zhuō桌
shàng上
dé得
le了
cǎi彩
 ,
yíng赢
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
 。

He won a prize at the mahjong table and made a lot of money.

Zhè这
gè个
yóu游
xì戏
de的
cǎi彩
chí池
lèi累
jì计
yǐ已
jīng经
chāo超
guò过
qiān千
wàn万
le了
 。

The prize pool for this game has accumulated to over 10 million yuan.

Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
zhāng张
guā刮
guā刮
lè乐
 ,
xī希
wàng望
néng能
zhòng中
cǎi彩
 。

He bought a scratch-off lottery ticket hoping to win a prize.

6.

noun

stage tricks; special effects; acrobatic skills

formal

Refers to performance techniques used in traditional Chinese opera or magic shows to create special effects.

Zhè这
chǎng场
jīng京
jù剧
biǎo表
yǎn演
lǐ里
de的
huǒ火
cǎi彩
tè特
jì技
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
cǎi彩
 。

The fire special effects in this Peking Opera performance are wonderful.

Mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
dài带
cǎi彩
biǎo表
yǎn演
yíng赢
dé得
le了
guān观
zhòng众
de的
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
zhǎng掌
shēng声
 。

The magician's sleight of hand performance won bursts of applause from the audience.

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Zhè这
gè个
zá杂
jì技
tuán团
de的
cǎi彩
huó活
biǎo表
yǎn演
ràng让
rén人
mù目
bù不
xiá暇
jiē接
 。

The acrobatic troupe's special performance skills are dazzling.

Xì戏
qǔ曲
yǎn演
yuán员
xū需
yào要
shú熟
liàn练
zhǎng掌
wò握
gè各
zhǒng种
cǎi彩
huó活
jì技
qiǎo巧
 。

Opera performers need to master all kinds of special performance skills proficiently.

Mó魔
shù术
biǎo表
yǎn演
zhōng中
de的
cǎi彩
pái牌
shǒu手
fǎ法
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
chāo超
 。

The card sleight of hand in the magic show is very skillful.

7.

noun

blood from injury

informal

Colloquial term for blood shed when someone is injured, often used in informal contexts.

Tā他
zài在
pǎo跑
bù步
shí时
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
 ,
guà挂
le了
cǎi彩
 。

He fell accidentally while running and got injured and bleeding.

Zhè这
cì次
dēng登
shān山
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
 ,
yǒu有
sān三
míng名
duì队
yuán员
guà挂
le了
cǎi彩
 。

Three team members were injured and bleeding in this mountain climbing accident.

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Tā他
zài在
dǎ打
jià架
zhōng中
bèi被
duì对
fāng方
dǎ打
shāng伤
 ,
guà挂
le了
cǎi彩
hào号
 。

He was injured by the opponent in a fight and had a bleeding wound.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
cóng从
huǒ火
chǎng场
lǐ里
jiù救
chū出
le了
yí一
gè个
guà挂
cǎi彩
de的
hái孩
zi子
 。

Firefighters rescued a bleeding child from the fire scene.

Gōng工
rén人
zài在
gōng工
dì地
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bèi被
gāng钢
jīn筋
huá划
shāng伤
 ,
guà挂
le了
cǎi彩
 。

A worker was accidentally scratched by a steel bar at the construction site and got injured and bleeding.

8.

noun

surname Cai

A common Chinese family name.

Cǎi彩
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Cai is our Chinese teacher.

Cǎi彩
xìng姓
zài在
quán全
guó国
xìng姓
shì氏
pái排
míng名
zhōng中
wèi位
liè列
dì第
2342
wèi3
 4
 位
 。

The surname Cai ranks 234th in the national surname ranking.