color tone; hue; mood (of literary work)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
color tone; hue; the color and its intensity in a picture that expresses thoughts or emotions
In art theory, divided into warm tones (reds, yellows) and cool tones (blues, greens) expressing different emotions such as excitement or melancholy.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
sè色
diào调
hěn很
wēn温
nuǎn暖
。
This painting has a very warm color tone.
Hóng红
sè色
hé和
huáng黄
sè色
shǔ属
yú于
nuǎn暖
sè色
diào调
。
Red and yellow belong to warm color tones.
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Lán蓝
sè色
hé和
lǜ绿
sè色
gòu构
chéng成
lěng冷
sè色
diào调
。
Blue and green form cool color tones.
Shè摄
yǐng影
shī师
tiáo调
zhěng整
le了
zhào照
piàn片
de的
sè色
diào调
。
The photographer adjusted the photo's color tone.
noun
mood; tone; emotional coloring (of a literary or artistic work)
Figurative usage describing the emotional atmosphere or ideological coloring of creative works, often characterized as melancholic, bleak, optimistic, etc.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bēi悲
liáng凉
de的
sè色
diào调
。
This novel is filled with a tone of bleakness.
Zhěng整
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
dài带
yǒu有
yōu忧
yù郁
de的
sè色
diào调
。
The whole work carries a melancholic mood.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
sè色
diào调
guò过
yú于
huī灰
àn暗
。
The tone of this article is overly gloomy.
Tā他
de的
shī诗
gē歌
zǒng总
dài带
yǒu有
yī一
zhǒng种
míng明
lǎng朗
de的
sè色
diào调
。
His poetry always carries a bright and cheerful tone.