颜 (yán) means Color. Below are 17 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
今年流行这种 颜 色。
Jīnnián liúxíng zhè zhǒng yánsè.
This colour is in fashion this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 流行
这两件衣服 颜 色一样。
Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu yánsè yíyàng.
These two pieces of clothing are the same colour.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一样
这块布的 颜 色很漂亮。
Zhè kuài bù de yánsè hěn piàoliang.
The colour of this cloth is lovely.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 布
这件衣服 颜 色很鲜艳。
Zhè jiàn yīfu yánsè hěn xiānyàn.
This piece of clothing is brightly coloured.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 鲜艳
红色是我最喜欢的 颜 色。
Hóngsè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yánsè.
Red is my favourite colour.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 颜色
这件衣服的 颜 色很漂亮。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè hěn piàoliang.
The colour of this piece of clothing is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 颜色
这件衣服的 颜 色有点丑。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè yǒudiǎn chǒu.
The colour of this piece of clothing is a bit ugly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 丑
这几种 颜 色组合得很好。
Zhè jǐ zhǒng yánsè zǔhé de hěn hǎo.
These colours combine well.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 组合
眼睛的 颜 色由基因决定。
Yǎnjing de yánsè yóu jīyīn juédìng.
Eye colour is determined by genes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 基因
这套衣服的 颜 色很协调。
Zhè tào yīfu de yánsè hěn xiétiáo.
The colours of this outfit go well together.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 协调
她喜欢 颜 色淡一点的衣服。
Tā xǐhuan yánsè dàn yìdiǎn de yīfu.
She likes clothes in lighter colours.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 淡
这两种 颜 色搭配得很好看。
Zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè dāpèi de hěn hǎokàn.
These two colours go together very nicely.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 搭配
指甲的 颜 色能反映健康状况。
Zhǐjia de yánsè néng fǎnyìng jiànkāng zhuàngkuàng.
The colour of the nails can reflect one's health.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指甲
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From the graded readers
我又看了一遍那个网页，发现 颜 色和尺寸我都选错了。
wǒ yòu kànle yī biàn nèigè wǎngyè, fāxiàn yánsè hé chǐcun wǒ dōu xuǎn cuò le / liǎo / liào.
I looked at the web page again and found I'd picked the wrong colour and the wrong size.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
From the travel phrasebook
有别的 颜 色吗？
Yǒu bié de yánsè ma?
Do you have another colour?
Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining
Words that contain 颜
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 颜
How is 颜 used in a sentence?
This page shows 17 sentences using 颜 (yán, "Color"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 颜 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 颜 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 颜?
The dictionary page for 颜 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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