yánliào

颜料

Word · NounTraditional顏料

pigment; coloring material; paint

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

pigment; coloring substance; dyestuff; paint

Refers to substances used to add color to materials, including natural minerals like cinnabar and synthetic compounds like zinc oxide. Used in painting, dyeing, printing, and manufacturing.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yán颜
liào料
bù不
róng溶
yú于
shuǐ水
 。

This pigment is not water-soluble.

Huà画
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
tiáo调
sè色
bǎn板
shàng上
hùn混
hé合
yán颜
liào料
 。

The painter is mixing pigments on the palette.

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Zhè这
xiē些
yóu油
huà画
yán颜
liào料
shì是
jìn进
kǒu口
de的
 。

These oil paints are imported.

Tiān天
rán然
yán颜
liào料
bǐ比
huà化
xué学
hé合
chéng成
de的
gèng更
huán环
bǎo保
 。

Natural pigments are more environmentally friendly than chemically synthesized ones.