灰色
huī sè
Pinyin

Definition

灰色
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huī sè
  1. gray
  2. ash gray
  3. grizzly
  4. pessimistic
  5. gloomy
  6. dispirited
  7. ambiguous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
灰
huī
  1. 1 ash
  2. 2 dust
  3. 3 lime
  4. 4 gray
  5. 5 discouraged
  6. 6 dejected
白色
bái sè
  1. 1 white
  2. 2 fig. reactionary
  3. 3 anti-communist
红色
hóng sè
  1. 1 red (color)
  2. 2 revolutionary
蓝色
lán sè
  1. 1 blue (color)
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
颜色
yán sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 countenance
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 facial expression
  5. 5 pigment
  6. 6 dyestuff
黑色
hēi sè
  1. 1 black
上色
shàng sè
  1. 1 top-quality
  2. 2 top-grade
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
以色列
Yǐ sè liè
  1. 1 Israel
出色
chū sè
  1. 1 remarkable
  2. 2 outstanding
咖啡色
kā fēi sè
  1. 1 coffee color
  2. 2 brown
夜色
yè sè
  1. 1 night scene
  2. 2 the dim light of night
天色
tiān sè
  1. 1 color of the sky
  2. 2 time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky
  3. 3 weather
好色
hào sè
  1. 1 to want sex
  2. 2 given to lust
  3. 3 lecherous
  4. 4 lascivious
  5. 5 horny
姿色
zī sè
  1. 1 good looks (of a woman)
形形色色
xíng xíng sè sè
  1. 1 all kinds of
  2. 2 all sorts of
  3. 3 every (different) kind of
心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted

Idioms (20)

不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
各色各样
gè sè gè yàng
  1. 1 lit. each color and each form (idiom)
  2. 2 diverse
  3. 3 various
  4. 4 all kinds of
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
国色天香
guó sè tiān xiāng
  1. 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
大惊失色
dà jīng shī sè
  1. 1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
天香国色
tiān xiāng guó sè
  1. 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
察言观色
chá yán guān sè
  1. 1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
  2. 2 to discern what sb thinks from his body language
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
  1. 1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
暮色苍茫
mù sè cāng máng
  1. 1 the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
有声有色
yǒu shēng yǒu sè
  1. 1 having sound and color (idiom); vivid
  2. 2 dazzling
正言厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
  2. 2 also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正颜厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
毫无逊色
háo wú xùn sè
  1. 1 not in the least inferior (idiom)
水天一色
shuǐ tiān yī sè
  1. 1 water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Sample Sentences

11日上午，阿桑奇在众目睽睽之下被英国警方“拖出”位于伦敦市中心的厄瓜多尔大使馆，“塞进”一辆灰色警车。
rì shàngwǔ ， zài zhòngmùkuíkuí zhīxià bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng “tuō chū ”wèiyú Lúndūn shìzhōngxīn de Èguāduōěr dàshǐguǎn ，“Sāi jìn ”yī liàng huīsè jǐngchē 。
On 11th morning, the crowd watched Assange “dragged out” by the British police from the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, and “pushed into” a gray police car.
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灰色。
huīsè 。
Gray.
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浅灰色，那，这件呢？
qiǎn huīsè ，nà ，zhè jiàn ne ？
Light gray... Then how about this one?
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深灰色
shēnhuīsè
Deep grey.
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灰色的心
huīsè de xīn
Gray heart.
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