Colors in Chinese Mandarin

One of the essential words in any vocabulary are the colors. Together with the days of the week, months of the year and numbers make up the building blocks of learning any new language. Learning the colors in Chinese Mandarin represent the first steps towards achieving the beginner level. Repeat and practice the translations from English until you assimilate them by heart.

Colors in Chinese: English to Chinese Mandarin translation

English	Chinese Mandarin
black	黑色的 / hēisè de
blue	蓝色的 / lán sè de
brown	棕色的 / zōngsè de
colour	颜色 / yánsè
cyan	蓝绿色的 / lán lǜsè de
green	绿色的 / lǜsè de
grey	灰色的 / huīsè de
orange	橙色的 / chéngsè de
pink	粉红色的 / fěnhóngsè de
red	红色的 / hóngsè de
violet	紫色的 / zǐsè de
white	白色的 / báisè de
yellow	黄色的 / huángsè de

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