unpleasantly black; unappealingly dark
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
unpleasantly dark or black; unattractively swarthy
dialectA colloquial, often slightly derogatory, description of a color that is too dark or dull, lacking a pleasing quality. Commonly used to describe objects or a person's skin tone. The reduplicated suffix '～的' (de) is often appended.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
rǎn染
de得
hēi黑
bu不
liū溜
qiū秋
de的
，
wǒ我
bù不
xǐ喜
huan欢
。
This piece of clothing was dyed an unpleasantly dark color; I don't like it.
Tā他
zài在
hǎi海
biān边
shài晒
de得
hēi黑
bu不
liū溜
qiū秋
de的
。
He got unappealingly dark from tanning at the beach.
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Zhè这
ge个
guō锅
dǐ底
shāo烧
de得
hēi黑
bu不
liū溜
qiū秋
，
hěn很
nán难
shuā刷
gān干
jìng净
。
The bottom of this pot is burnt an ugly black and is hard to scrub clean.
Nà那
zhī只
hēi黑
bu不
liū溜
qiū秋
de的
xiǎo小
māo猫
duǒ躲
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
。
That unattractively black kitten is hiding in the corner.