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How do you say "black" in Chinese?
黑
hēi
In Chinese, "black" is 黑.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'hay' with rising tone, pitch ascends, a dark and serious sound.
Writing and usage
A single character with 12 strokes; historically relates to soot or darkness, fundamental color representing the opposite of white.
Example sentence
这个猫是黑的。
This cat is black.
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How to remember 黑
Black is the absence of light, representing mystery and formality.
Related words
- cold 冷 lěng
- eight 八 bā
- fifty 五十 wǔ shí
- light 轻 qīng
- ninety 九十 jiǔ shí
- one 一 yī
- seventy-two 七十二 qī shí èr
- twenty-nine 二十九 èr shí jiǔ
- ugly 丑 chǒu
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Questions about 黑
How do you say "black" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "black" is 黑. It is a noun.
How is 黑 written in Chinese?
A single character with 12 strokes; historically relates to soot or darkness, fundamental color representing the opposite of white.
How is 黑 used in a sentence?
Use 黑 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个猫是黑的。 (This cat is black.).
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