zúsè

足色

Word · Adjective

pure; genuine; full purity

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

(of gold or silver) pure; having full purity; genuine; unalloyed

A specialized term in precious metal trading and jewelry. As an attributive word (属性词), it typically precedes nouns like 纹银 (silver) or 金子 (gold) and is rarely used as a predicate alone in formal contexts.

Zhè这
kuài块
zú足
sè色
wén纹
yín银
kě可
yǐ以
dǎ打
zào造
chéng成
jīng精
zhì致
de的
shǒu手
zhuó镯
 。

This piece of pure sterling silver can be crafted into an exquisite bracelet.

Lǎo老
diàn店
chū出
shòu售
de的
zú足
sè色
jīn金
zi子
dōu都
yǒu有
guān官
fāng方
jiàn鉴
dìng定
zhèng证
shū书
 。

The pure gold sold by the old-established shop all comes with official certificates of authentication.

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Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
 ,
zú足
sè色
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
bǐ比
xiàn现
zài在
gèng更
wéi为
yán严
gé格
 。

In ancient times, the standard for full purity was even stricter than it is today.