鲜艳

鲜艳 xiānyàn

Bright-colored

鲜艳 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體鮮艷 xianyan

What 鲜艳 means

Bright-colored

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

鲜

xiān / xiǎn

Fresh (bright - delicious); Few (rare)

艳

yàn

Glamorous (romantic - envy)

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How to write 鲜艳

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鲜艳 in a sentence

这件衣服颜色很鲜艳。

Zhè jiàn yīfu yánsè hěn xiānyàn.

This piece of clothing is brightly coloured.

花园里开满了鲜艳的花。

Huāyuán lǐ kāi mǎn le xiānyàn de huā.

The garden is full of brightly coloured flowers.

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Questions about 鲜艳

What does 鲜艳 mean in English?

鲜艳 is pronounced xiānyàn and means Bright-colored.

How do you pronounce 鲜艳?

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

What are the characters in 鲜艳?

鲜艳 is written with 2 characters: 鲜 (xiān / xiǎn) Fresh (bright - delicious); Few (rare), 艳 (yàn) Glamorous (romantic - envy). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 鲜艳 written in traditional Chinese?

鮮艷. The simplified form 鲜艳 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 鮮艷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiānyàn.

Is 鲜艳 an HSK word?

Yes — 鲜艳 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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