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color,

My favorite color,

I like this color as well.

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颜色

yán sè,

我最喜欢的颜色

wǒ zuì xǐ huan de yán sè,

我也喜欢这种颜色。

wǒ yě xǐ huan zhè zhǒng yán sè.

种 (mw for types, colors, languages)

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red,

This is my red-colored book.

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红色

hóng (sè)

(adding 色 to colors is not necessary but this way it becomes clear that the color is meant)

这是我的红色书。

Zhè shì wǒ de hóngsè shū.

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blue,

The sky is blue.

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蓝色

lán sè,

天是蓝的。

tiān shì lán de.

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yellow,

I like yellow-colored flowers.

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黄色

huáng sè,

我喜欢黄色的花朵。

Wǒ xǐ huān huáng sè de huā duǒ.

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orange (color)

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橙色

chéng sè

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green

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绿色

lǜ sè

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brown

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褐色

hè sè

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purple

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紫色

zǐ sè

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pink

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粉色

fěn sè

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black

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黑色

hēi sè

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white

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白色

bái sè

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gray

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灰色

huī sè

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gold

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金色

jīn sè

金 = metal/money/gold

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silver

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银色

yín sè

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bronze

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古铜色

gǔ tóng sè

古铜 = bronze (the metal), lit. ancient copper

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light / pale / pastel color,

I like light colors.

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浅色

qiǎn sè,

我喜欢浅色。

Wǒ xǐ huān qiǎn sè.

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dark (color)

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深色

shēn sè

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to wear sth / to dress,

to be wearing sth.

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穿着

chuān (zhuó),

穿着

chuān zhe

着 zhuó is optional after 穿 and very formal/literary indicating “to dress”. For example, “他穿着很有品位” Tā chuānzhuó hěn yǒu pǐnwèi. (He dresses with great taste).

To indicate a continous state, 着 zhe is used instead. It’s used to express an ongoing state or the continuing effect of an action. This is what you would use to express that someone is wearing something. 他穿着… The action is: someone put the clothes on. The result / continous state is now that he/she is wearing them.

Although spelled with the same written Chinese characters, the tonal pronunciation changes the meaning.

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to put on (clothing)

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穿上

chuān shang

上 loses its tone here

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clothes / clothing

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衣服 / 装

yī fu / zhuāng

(件 jiàn = means item / component, measure word for clothes)

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to wear clothes,

What (type of clothes) is she wearing?

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穿衣服

chuān yī fu

她穿着什么衣服？

tā chuān zhe shén me yī fu

Without 着, the sentence would still be correct but change the meaning to: What clothes does does she wear (in general)?

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to change clothes,

He went to change his clothes.

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换衣服

huàn yī fu,

他去换衣服了。

Tā qù huàn yī fu le.

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T-shirt,

He’s wearing a white t-shirt

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体恤 / T恤

tǐ xù / T xù

他穿着白色T恤

tā chuān zhe báisè T xù

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(wool) sweater,

That red (colored) sweater is beautiful.

This sweater is too small, do you have a bigger one?

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毛衣

máo yī,

那件红色毛衣很漂亮。

Nà jiàn hóngsè máoyī hěn piàoliang.

这件毛衣太小了，有大一点吗

zhè jiàn máo yī tài xiǎo le, yǒu dà (yī) diǎn (r) ma?

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hoodie
卫衣 wèi yī
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Sweatshirt | (for sports etc.)
运动衫 yùn dòng shān | 衫 = unlined upper garment 运动 = sports/exercise/movement
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dress shirt / blouse, She is wearing a yellow shirt / blouse.
衬衣 / 衬衫 chèn yī / chèn shān, (衬= lining) 她穿着一件黄衬衫。 tā chuān zhe yī jiàn huáng chèn shān
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pants / trousers, Put on your pants!
裤子 kù zi, 穿上你的裤子！ chuān shang nǐ de kùzi!
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jeans, She's wearing (a pair of) blue jeans
牛仔裤 niú zǎi kù, 她穿着一条蓝牛仔裤 tā chuān zhe yī tiáo lán niú zǎi kù (牛仔 = cowboy)
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shorts
短裤 duǎn kù
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skirt
裙子 / 短裙 qún zi / duǎn qún
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dress, She's wearing a purple dress.
连衣裙 lián yī qún, (连 = to connect/join/link, 裙 = skirt, 衣裙 = female clothing, so: connected female clothing) 她穿着一件紫色的连衣裙。 Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn zǐsè de liányīqún.
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(business) suit
西装 xī zhuāng (lit. Western outfit/clothing)
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bathing suit
泳衣 yǒng yī
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bikini
比基尼 bǐ jī ní
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swimming trunks
泳裤 yǒng kù
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pyjamas
睡衣 shuì yī
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underwear
内衣 nèi yī (literally: interior clothing)
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socks, She put on socks.
袜子 wàzi 她穿上了袜子。 tā chuān shang le wàzi.
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coat
外套 wài tào (lit. outer cover)
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jacket
夹克 jiá kè (pretty much the same meaning as coat, just not as thick)
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vest
背心 bèi xīn 背 = back of the body or object / to hide something
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scarf
围巾 wéi jīn | 围 = enclose/surround 巾 = cloth
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gloves
手套 shǒu tào (lit. hand cover)
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shoes
鞋 xié
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I really like these shoes, do you have black ones? , These shoes are too / so pretty, how much are they?
我很喜欢这些鞋 有黑色的吗 wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè xiē xié, yǒu hēise de ma? , 这些鞋太漂亮了 怎么买 zhè xiē xié tài piào liang, zěn me mǎi?
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slippers
拖鞋 tuō xié | 拖 = to drag/tow/trail
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belt
皮带 pí dài | lit: leather belt
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to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) (used for accessoires)
戴 dài
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(baseball) cap / hat He's wearing a black hat.
帽子 mào zi, 他戴着黑帽子。 Tā dài zhe hēi màozi.
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ring, She's wearing a nice ring.
戒指 jiè zhǐ, 她戴着漂亮的戒指。 tā dài zhe piàoliang de jièzhǐ. | (指 = finger)
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watch, You should wear a watch.
手表 shǒu biǎo, 你应该戴手表。 nǐ yīnggāi dài shǒubiǎo.
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necklace
项链 xiàng liàn (lit. neck chain)
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glasses, sunglasses
眼镜 yǎn jìng, 墨镜 mò jìng 镜 = lens/glass/mirror 墨 = Pigment/ink or (pitch black)
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umbrella
雨伞 yǔ sǎn
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rain coat, rain boots
雨衣 yǔ yī, 雨靴 yǔ xuē 靴 = boot
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windbreaker | (coat for windy days)
风衣 fēng yī
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Dark green is a pretty color. -I prefer dark blue.
深绿色是一种漂亮的颜色。 Shēn lǜsè shì yì zhǒng piàoliang de yánsè. 我更喜欢深蓝色。 Wǒ gèng xǐhuān shēnlán sè. 种 = mw for types, colors
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appearance， How does she look / how is her appearance?
样子 yàng zi, 她长什么样子？ tā zhǎng shén me yàng zi? (colloquially often without 长)
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hair, eyes, She has blue eyes and yellow hair.
头发， 眼睛， tóu fa， yǎn jing， 她有蓝眼睛和黄头发 tā yǒu lán yǎn jing hé huáng tóu fa
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height, She (her height) is not that tall
个子 gè zi, 她个子不太高 tā gè zi bú tài gāo
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a tall person, a short person
一个高个子， yī gè gāo gè zi 一个小个子 yī gè xiǎo gè zi
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to carry (on back/shoulders), to carry (in the hands) / to lift
背 bēi, 提 tí
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She's carrying a big travel bag / duffel bag, She's carrying a backpack
她背着一大旅行包 tā bēi zhe yī dà lǚ xíng bāo, 她背着一背包 tā bēi zhe yī bēi bāo
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bag, (plastic) sack
包 bāo, 袋子 dài zi
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This piece of clothing is 1000¥ - how expensive!
这件衣服要一千块这么贵 Zhè jiàn yīfu yào yì qiān kuài zhème guì 这么 in this context means "so" / "how" for emphasis

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