苍白

苍白 cāngbái

Pale

苍白 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體蒼白 cangbai

What 苍白 means

Pale

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Character by character

苍白 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

苍

cāng

Dark green (deep blue - grey)

白

bái

White (bright)

Words that share a character with 苍白

How to write 苍白

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苍白 in a sentence

他脸色苍白，看上去很虚弱。

Tā liǎnsè cāngbái, kàn shàngqù hěn xūruò.

His face was pale and he looked very weak.

没有事实支持的解释显得非常苍白。

Méiyǒu shìshí zhīchí de jiěshì xiǎnde fēicháng cāngbái.

An explanation with no facts behind it sounds utterly feeble.

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Questions about 苍白

What does 苍白 mean in English?

苍白 is pronounced cāngbái and means Pale.

How do you pronounce 苍白?

苍白 is cāngbái in pinyin — written cangbai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 苍白?

苍白 is written with 2 characters: 苍 (cāng) Dark green (deep blue - grey), 白 (bái) White (bright). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 苍白 written in traditional Chinese?

蒼白. The simplified form 苍白 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 蒼白 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cāngbái.

Is 苍白 an HSK word?

Yes — 苍白 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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