cǎihóng

彩虹

HSK 7-9Word · Noun

rainbow; colorful arc in the sky

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

rainbow; a multicolored arc in the sky

A meteorological phenomenon often seen after rain. Often associated with beauty, hope, and good fortune in culture.

Yǔ雨
tíng停
le了
 ,
tiān天
biān边
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yī一
dào道
měi美
lì丽
de的
cǎi彩
hóng虹
 。

The rain stopped, and a beautiful rainbow appeared on the horizon.

Tā她
huà画
le了
yī一
fú幅
cǎi彩
hóng虹
qiáo桥
de的
huà画
 。

She drew a picture of a rainbow bridge.

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Chuán传
shuō说
cǎi彩
hóng虹
de的
jìn尽
tóu头
cáng藏
zhe着
bǎo宝
zàng藏
 。

Legend says a treasure is hidden at the end of the rainbow.

Cǎi彩
hóng虹
yǒu有
qī七
zhǒng种
yán颜
sè色
 :
hóng红
 、
chéng橙
 、
huáng黄
 、
lǜ绿
 、
lán蓝
 、
diàn靛
 、
zǐ紫
 。

A rainbow has seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.