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How do you say "blue" in Chinese?
蓝
lán
In Chinese, "blue" is 蓝.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'lan' with falling tone, pitch descends, a cool and calm sound.
Writing and usage
A single character with 11 strokes; historically relates to indigo dye in Chinese tradition and appears often in compound colors.
Example sentence
这个天空是蓝的。
This sky is blue.
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How to remember 蓝
Blue represents calmness and depth, like the ocean or clear sky.
Related words
- clean 干净 gānjìng
- dark 暗 àn
- eighty-two 八十二 bā shí èr
- eleven 十一 shí yī
- forty-four 四十四 sì shí sì
- golden 金 jīn
- healthy 健康 jiànkāng
- heavy 重 zhòng
- snow 雪 xuě
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Questions about 蓝
How do you say "blue" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "blue" is 蓝. It is a noun.
How is 蓝 written in Chinese?
A single character with 11 strokes; historically relates to indigo dye in Chinese tradition and appears often in compound colors.
How is 蓝 used in a sentence?
Use 蓝 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个天空是蓝的。 (This sky is blue.).
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