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Stage 3 · Lesson 18

Choosing colours for a group project

Describe colours and agree on a product name.

19 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/44 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

New HSK 2 vocabulary

Only this lesson’s new HSK 2 entries appear here. HSK 1 words return in dialogues and readings for review and are not repeated here.

HSK 2Expressions and idioms
白色
báisè

English meaning
white colour

Examples and usage
我们要给小书做一个封面。白色的纸很好，不过只用白，样子会不会太普通？wǒ men yào gěi xiǎo shū zuò yī gè fēng miàn。 bái sè de zhǐ hěn hǎo， bù guò zhǐ yòng bái， yàng zi huì bù huì tài pǔ tōng？

We need a cover for our booklet. White paper looks good, but would white alone seem too ordinary?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
白色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
红
hóng

English meaning
red

Examples and usage
可以加红色和黄色。红、黄放在一起很清楚，不同的地方用不同的颜色。kě yǐ jiā hóng sè hé huáng sè。 hóng、 huáng fàng zài yī qǐ hěn qīng chu， bù tóng de dì fāng yòng bù tóng de yán sè。

We could add red and yellow. They are clear together, with different colours for different sections.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
红

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
红色
hóngsè

English meaning
red colour

Examples and usage
可以加红色和黄色。红、黄放在一起很清楚，不同的地方用不同的颜色。kě yǐ jiā hóng sè hé huáng sè。 hóng、 huáng fàng zài yī qǐ hěn qīng chu， bù tóng de dì fāng yòng bù tóng de yán sè。

We could add red and yellow. They are clear together, with different colours for different sections.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
红色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
黄
huáng

English meaning
yellow

Examples and usage
可以加红色和黄色。红、黄放在一起很清楚，不同的地方用不同的颜色。kě yǐ jiā hóng sè hé huáng sè。 hóng、 huáng fàng zài yī qǐ hěn qīng chu， bù tóng de dì fāng yòng bù tóng de yán sè。

We could add red and yellow. They are clear together, with different colours for different sections.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
黄

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
黄色
huángsè

English meaning
yellow colour

Examples and usage
可以加红色和黄色。红、黄放在一起很清楚，不同的地方用不同的颜色。kě yǐ jiā hóng sè hé huáng sè。 hóng、 huáng fàng zài yī qǐ hěn qīng chu， bù tóng de dì fāng yòng bù tóng de yán sè。

We could add red and yellow. They are clear together, with different colours for different sections.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
黄色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
蓝
lán

English meaning
blue

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
蓝

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
蓝色
lánsè

English meaning
blue colour

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
蓝色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
绿
lǜ

English meaning
green

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
绿

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
绿色
lǜsè

English meaning
green colour

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
绿色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
黑
hēi

English meaning
black

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
黑

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
黑色
hēisè

English meaning
black colour

Examples and usage
我还想用蓝色画天，用绿色画树。蓝和绿好看，黑色的字放在上面能看清吗？wǒ hái xiǎng yòng lán sè huà tiān， yòng lǜ sè huà shù。 lán hé lǜ hǎo kàn， hēi sè de zì fàng zài shàng miàn néng kàn qīng ma？

I also want blue for the sky and green for trees. They look nice, but will black lettering be readable on them?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
黑色

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
名
míng

English meaning
name

Examples and usage
先试一小块。不能只因为黑好看就都用黑。书名也要选好，名称不要跟别人完全相同。xiān shì yī xiǎo kuài。 bù néng zhǐ yīn wèi hēi hǎo kàn jiù dōu yòng hēi。 shū míng yě yào xuǎn hǎo， míng chēng bù yào gēn bié rén wán quán xiāng tóng。

Test a small patch first. Do not use only black just because it looks good. Choose a title that is not identical to somebody else's.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
名

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
名称
míngchēng

English meaning
name; title

Examples and usage
先试一小块。不能只因为黑好看就都用黑。书名也要选好，名称不要跟别人完全相同。xiān shì yī xiǎo kuài。 bù néng zhǐ yīn wèi hēi hǎo kàn jiù dōu yòng hēi。 shū míng yě yào xuǎn hǎo， míng chēng bù yào gēn bié rén wán quán xiāng tóng。

Test a small patch first. Do not use only black just because it looks good. Choose a title that is not identical to somebody else's.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
名称

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
称
chēng

English meaning
call; refer to as

Examples and usage
先试一小块。不能只因为黑好看就都用黑。书名也要选好，名称不要跟别人完全相同。xiān shì yī xiǎo kuài。 bù néng zhǐ yīn wèi hēi hǎo kàn jiù dōu yòng hēi。 shū míng yě yào xuǎn hǎo， míng chēng bù yào gēn bié rén wán quán xiāng tóng。

Test a small patch first. Do not use only black just because it looks good. Choose a title that is not identical to somebody else's.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
称

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
普通
pǔtōng

English meaning
ordinary

Examples and usage
我们要给小书做一个封面。白色的纸很好，不过只用白，样子会不会太普通？wǒ men yào gěi xiǎo shū zuò yī gè fēng miàn。 bái sè de zhǐ hěn hǎo， bù guò zhǐ yòng bái， yàng zi huì bù huì tài pǔ tōng？

We need a cover for our booklet. White paper looks good, but would white alone seem too ordinary?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
普通

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
不同
bù tóng

English meaning
different

Examples and usage
可以加红色和黄色。红、黄放在一起很清楚，不同的地方用不同的颜色。kě yǐ jiā hóng sè hé huáng sè。 hóng、 huáng fàng zài yī qǐ hěn qīng chu， bù tóng de dì fāng yòng bù tóng de yán sè。

We could add red and yellow. They are clear together, with different colours for different sections.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
不同

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
相同
xiāngtóng

English meaning
identical

Examples and usage
先试一小块。不能只因为黑好看就都用黑。书名也要选好，名称不要跟别人完全相同。xiān shì yī xiǎo kuài。 bù néng zhǐ yīn wèi hēi hǎo kàn jiù dōu yòng hēi。 shū míng yě yào xuǎn hǎo， míng chēng bù yào gēn bié rén wán quán xiāng tóng。

Test a small patch first. Do not use only black just because it looks good. Choose a title that is not identical to somebody else's.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
相同

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
同样
tóngyàng

English meaning
the same

Examples and usage
老师称这本小书为班级作品，让大家写上每位同学的名。每个人可以画得不同，却要用同样清楚的字。lǎo shī chēng zhè běn xiǎo shū wéi bān jí zuò pǐn， ràng dà jiā xiě shàng měi wèi tóng xué de míng。 měi gè rén kě yǐ huà de bù tóng， què yào yòng tóng yàng qīng chu de zì。

The teacher calls it a class project and asks for every student's name. The drawings may differ, but all lettering should be clear.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
同样

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
样子
yàngzi

English meaning
appearance

Examples and usage
我们要给小书做一个封面。白色的纸很好，不过只用白，样子会不会太普通？wǒ men yào gěi xiǎo shū zuò yī gè fēng miàn。 bái sè de zhǐ hěn hǎo， bù guò zhǐ yòng bái， yàng zi huì bù huì tài pǔ tōng？

We need a cover for our booklet. White paper looks good, but would white alone seem too ordinary?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
样子

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