yuánsè

原色

Word · Noun

primary color; fundamental hue

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

primary color (in subtractive mixing); fundamental pigment hue

In subtractive color mixing (pigments, paints, printing), the primary colors are traditionally red, yellow, and blue (RYB model).

Měi美
shù术
kè课
shàng上
 ,
lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
rèn认
shi识
sān三
yuán原
sè色
 :
hóng红
 、
huáng黄
 、
lán蓝
 。

In art class, the teacher taught us about the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.

Chuán传
tǒng统
huì绘
huà画
shǐ使
yòng用
zhè这
sān三
zhǒng种
yuán原
sè色
kě可
yǐ以
tiáo调
pèi配
chū出
gè各
zhǒng种
sè色
cǎi彩
 。

Traditional painting can mix various colors using these three primary colors.

2.

noun

primary color (in additive mixing); fundamental light hue

In additive color mixing (light, digital screens), the primary colors are red, green, and blue (RGB model).

Diàn电
shì视
jī机
píng屏
mù幕
tōng通
guò过
hóng红
 、
lǜ绿
 、
lán蓝
sān三
yuán原
sè色
de的
hùn混
hé合
xiǎn显
shì示
chū出
cǎi彩
sè色
tú图
xiàng像
 。

Television screens display color images by mixing the three primary colors of red, green, and blue.

Zài在
guāng光
xué学
zhōng中
 ,
yuán原
sè色
guāng光
yǐ以
bù不
tóng同
bǐ比
lì例
xiāng相
jiā加
kě可
yǐ以
chǎn产
shēng生
gè各
zhǒng种
yán颜
sè色
 。

In optics, primary colored lights added in different proportions can produce various colors.