colorful; brightly colored
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
brightly colored; multicolored; gaudy
informalA reduplicative descriptive phrase, often used with '的' to modify nouns or describe a scene. Can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation (gaudy) depending on context.
Qiáng墙
shàng上
tiē贴
zhe着
huā花
huā花
lǜ绿
lǜ绿
de的
nián年
huà画
。
Brightly colored New Year pictures are pasted on the wall.
Gū姑
niang娘
men们
chuān穿
dé得
huā花
huā花
lǜ绿
lǜ绿
de的
，
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
tiào跳
wǔ舞
。
The girls, dressed in colorful clothes, are dancing in the square.
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Hái孩
zi子
de的
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
huā花
huā花
lǜ绿
lǜ绿
de的
wán玩
jù具
。
The child's room is piled with brightly colored toys.
Zhè这
běn本
zá杂
zhì志
de的
fēng封
miàn面
shè设
jì计
dé得
yǒu有
diǎn点
huā花
huā花
lǜ绿
lǜ绿
。
The cover design of this magazine is a bit too gaudy.
Yè夜
shì市
shàng上
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
huā花
huā花
lǜ绿
lǜ绿
de的
dēng灯
long笼
。
The night market is hung with multicolored lanterns.