shǎi
色
color (colloquial, with retroflex)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
color (colloquial)
informalColloquial spoken Mandarin term for color, almost always used with the retroflex suffix -儿. Used in daily conversations instead of the formal 颜色.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
diào掉
shǎi色
le了
。
This piece of clothing is fading.
Wǒ我
men们
lái来
gěi给
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
tào套
shǎi色
。
Let's add color layers to this painting.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù布
liào料
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bù不
biàn变
shǎi色
er儿
。
This fabric will never fade.
Nǐ你
kàn看
zhè这
gè个
bēi杯
zi子
de的
shǎi颜
er色
hǎo好
kàn看
ma吗
？
Do you think the color of this cup looks good?
Zhè这
gè个
wán玩
jù具
chē车
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
zhǒng种
shǎi色
er儿
。
This toy car comes in several colors.