色调
sè diào
Pinyin

Definition

色调
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sè diào
  1. hue
  2. tone

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
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
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
春色
chūn sè
  1. 1 colors of spring
  2. 2 spring scenery
景色
jǐng sè
  1. 1 scenery
  2. 2 scene
  3. 3 landscape
  4. 4 view
月色
yuè sè
  1. 1 moonlight

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
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
目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè
  1. 1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors

Sample Sentences

我喜欢白色。但是我老婆喜欢暖色调，什么黄色、橙色。你说，家里搞成花花绿绿的还怎么住？
wǒ xǐhuan báisè 。dànshì wǒ lǎopo xǐhuan nuǎn sèdiào ，shénme huángsè 、chéngsè 。nǐ shuō ，jiālǐ gǎo chéng huāhuālǜlǜ de hái zěnme zhù ？
I like white. But my wife likes warm colors like yellow and orange. Tell me, how can we live here if everything is really gaudy?
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可以啊。放个小柜子、书架什么的，既实用，又不会太繁琐。你们喜欢什么色调？
kěyǐ ā 。fàng ge xiǎoguìzi 、shūjià shénme de ，jì shíyòng ，yòu bùhuì tài fánsuǒ 。nǐ men xǐhuan shénme sèdiào ？
Sure. Put in a little closet, a bookshelf and whatnot. They're very useful, and won't seem too elaborate. What color scheme do you like?
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对对，上面有我们全体演员的签名，我觉得这张海报的色调很能表现电影里那种扑朔迷离的氛围。
duì duì ，shàngmian yǒu wǒmen quántǐ yǎnyuán de qiānmíng ，wǒ juéde zhè zhāng hǎibào de sèdiào hěn néng biǎoxiàn diànyǐng lǐ nà zhǒng pūshuòmílí de fēnwéi 。
Yes yes, it is signed by the whole cast. I think the tone of this poster is very representative of the complex atmosphere to the film.
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这是橘色的，是您喜欢的暖色调。
zhè shì júsè de ，shì nín xǐhuan de nuǎnsèdiào 。
This is orange. It's the warm tones that you like.
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