🎨 Chinese 颜色 Vocabulary 颜色
26 essential Mandarin Chinese words for the 颜色 scene, each with pinyin, English meaning, HSK level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- 白 bái HSK 1white她有一只白猫。tā yǒu yì zhī bái māo
- 蓝 lán HSK 2blue今天的天空真蓝。jīn tiān de tiān kōng zhēn lán
- 黄 huáng HSK 2yellow秋天的叶子变黄了。qiū tiān de yè zi biàn huáng le
- 颜色 yán sè HSK 2color你喜欢什么颜色？nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè
- 红色 hóng sè HSK 2red (color)她穿了一件红色的裙子。tā chuān le yí jiàn hóng sè de qún zi
- 黑色 hēi sè HSK 2black (color)我买了一件黑色的衣服。wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn hēi sè de yī fu
- 绿色 lǜ sè HSK 2green (color)春天的树叶是绿色的。chūn tiān de shù yè shì lǜ sè de
- 绿 lǜ HSK 2green春天树叶都变绿了。chūn tiān shù yè dōu biàn lǜ le
- 白色 bái sè HSK 2white (color)她喜欢穿白色的裙子。tā xǐ huan chuān bái sè de qún zi
- 蓝色 lán sè HSK 2blue (color)我喜欢蓝色的衣服。wǒ xǐ huan lán sè de yī fu
- 黄色 huáng sè HSK 2yellow (color)她穿了一条黄色的裙子。tā chuān le yì tiáo huáng sè de qún zi
- 黑 hēi HSK 2black; dark她有一头黑色的长发。tā yǒu yì tóu hēi sè de cháng fà
- 红 hóng HSK 2red她今天穿了一条红裙子。tā jīn tiān chuān le yì tiáo hóng qún zi
- 彩色 cǎi sè HSK 3color; multicolored我想买一台彩色打印机。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì tái cǎi sè dǎ yìn jī
- 色 sè HSK 4color; shade; look我喜欢这种蓝色。wǒ xǐ huan zhè zhǒng lán sè
- 色彩 sè cǎi HSK 4color; hue; (fig.) flavor, character这幅画的色彩很丰富。zhè fú huà de sè cǎi hěn fēng fù
- 五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè HSK 4colorful; multicolored花园里开满了五颜六色的花。huā yuán li kāi mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de huā
- 青 qīng HSK 5green; blue; young山上长满了青草。shān shàng zhǎng mǎn le qīng cǎo
- 紫 zǐ HSK 5purple; violet她今天穿了一件紫色的裙子。tā jīn tiān chuān le yí jiàn zǐ sè de qún zi
- 灰色 huī sè HSK 5gray; grey他喜欢穿灰色的衣服tā xǐ huan chuān huī sè de yī fu
- 鲜艳 xiān yàn HSK 5bright-colored; vivid; gaily-colored花园里开满了鲜艳的花。huā yuán lǐ kāi mǎn le xiān yàn de huā
- 通红 tōng hóng HSK 6very red; red all over她害羞得脸都通红了。tā hài xiū de liǎn dōu tōng hóng le
- 银 yín HSK 3silver; silver-colored她戴着一条银项链。tā dài zhe yì tiáo yín xiàng liàn
- 淡 dàn HSK 4light (color/taste); weak; bland; indifferent这道菜的味道太淡了。zhè dào cài de wèi dào tài dàn le
- 浓 nóng HSK 4thick; dense; strong (in taste/smell)这杯咖啡的味道太浓了。zhè bēi kā fēi de wèi dào tài nóng le
- 浅 qiǎn HSK 4shallow; light (of color); superficial这条河水很浅，可以走过去。zhè tiáo hé shuǐ hěn qiǎn kě yǐ zǒu guò qù
FAQ
How many Chinese 颜色 words are in this list?
26 words, 其中 HSK 1: 1, HSK 2: 12, HSK 3: 2, HSK 4: 6, HSK 5: 4, HSK 6: 1. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words useful for the HSK?
Yes — every word is tagged with its HSK level (HSK 1–6 or 7+), so you can prioritise words for your target level.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Learn them as a scene group with spaced repetition: listen and repeat, study the example sentence, review the next day. The companion app has built-in SRS and four quiz types.