彩
cǎi
Pinyin

Definition

彩
 - 
cǎi
  1. (bright) color
  2. variety
  3. applause
  4. applaud
  5. lottery prize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 classifier: 种 zhǒng
精彩
jīng cǎi
  1. 1 wonderful
  2. 2 marvelous
  3. 3 brilliant
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance
彩排
cǎi pái
  1. 1 dress rehearsal

Idioms (5)

五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
  1. 1 dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
  2. 2 not lively

Sample Sentences

嗯，我去的那座窑场不追求华丽的釉彩讲究的是朴实、天然的泥土和岩矿的质感。
en ，wǒ qù de nà zuò yáochǎng bù zhuīqiú huálì de yòucǎi jiǎngjiu de shì pǔshí 、tiānrán de nítǔ hé yánkuàng de zhìgǎn 。
Yeah, the kiln I go to doesn’t demand pretty glazes, it focuses on a more plain and natural texture like clay and rock.
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终于大功告成了，您说是不是名师出高徒啊？那釉彩呢？怎么上？
zhōngyú dàgōnggàochéng le ，nín shuō shìbùshì míngshīchūgāotú ā ？nà yòucǎi ne ？zěnme shàng ？
We’ve finally finished it! A great pupil worthy of a great teacher, no? So what about the glaze? How do you apply it?
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釉彩的颜色是可以千变万化的，根据不同的金属氧化物呈现不同的色彩，我们先来看看这边的陶瓷展品。
yòucǎi de yánsè shì kěyǐ qiānbiànwànhuà de ，gēnjù bùtóng de jīnshǔ yǎnghuàwù chéngxiàn bùtóng de sècǎi ，wǒmen xiān lái kànkan zhèbiān de táocí zhǎnpǐn 。
The colors of the glazes have countless permutations, displaying different colors according to different metallic oxides. Let's first take a look at these pottery exhibits.
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我醒来后做两三个平板，冥想十分钟，出卧室后干搓脸半分钟，头脑清晰后，马上投入到看书、写文、锻炼或做早餐中去，那开了个好头的一天就有好彩头。
wǒ xǐnglái hòu zuò liǎng sān gè píngbǎn ，míngxiǎng shí fēnzhōng ，chū wòshì hòu gān cuō liǎn bàn fēnzhōng ，tóunǎo qīngxī hòu ，mǎshàng tóurù dào kànshū 、xiěwén 、duànliàn huò zuò zǎocān zhōng qù ，nà kāi le gè hǎo tóu de yītiān jiù yǒu hǎocǎitóu 。
When I wake up, I do a couple of planks and meditate for ten minutes. I leave my bedroom and give myself a face massage for half a minute. When I'm fully awake, I launch myself into either reading, writing or breakfast making. With such a great start to the day, it's inevitable that I'm going to have a great day ahead of me.
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高价回收冰箱、彩电、洗衣机了啊！旧电脑、缝纫机、显示器了啊！
gāojià huíshōu bīngxiāng 、cǎidiàn 、xǐyījī le ā ！jiù diànnǎo 、féngrènjī 、xiǎnshìqì le ā ！
Recycle your fridge, colour televisions and washing machines! Old computers, sewing machines, and monitors!
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是啊，很感动，话说回来，到下一个阶段，就成了琼瑶电影大放光彩的时代。
shì a ，hěn gǎndòng ，huàshuōhuílai ，dào xià yī ge jiēduàn ，jiù chéng le qióngyáo diànyǐng dà fàng guāngcǎi de shídài 。
Yes, it's really moving. Speaking of that, the next stage was the lustrous era of Chiung Yao's films.
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真希望能在这些优秀演员隐退以前看到他们更多更精彩的表演。
zhēn xīwàng néng zài zhèxiē yōuxiù yǎnyuán yǐntuì yǐqián kàndào tāmen gèng duō gèng jīngcǎi de biǎoyǎn 。
I really hope to see more brilliant performances from these actors before they retire from the silver screen.
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那可精彩啦，另外，影后之战，目前艾玛斯通最被看好，你怎么看？
nà kě jīngcǎi la ，lìngwài ，yǐnghòu zhī zhàn ，mùqián àimǎsītōng zuì bèi kànhǎo ，nǐ zěnme kàn ？
That would be great. There's also the battle for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Currently Emma Stone is a favourite for it, what do you think?
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你刚才的报告真是太精彩了！对数据一头雾水的我，都能一下子很好地理解去年的销售情况。
nǐ gāngcái de bàogào zhēnshi tài jīngcǎi le ！duì shùjù yītóuwùshuǐ de wǒ ，dōu néng yīxiàzi hěn hǎo de lǐjiě qùnián de xiāoshòu qíngkuàng 。
Your report just now was wonderful! I am usually confused about data but I could understand the sales situation last year.
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谢谢您的赞赏。为了有效地利用时间，我彩排了好几遍，确保不说太多废话。
xièxie nín de zànshǎng 。wèile yǒuxiào de lìyòng shíjiān ，wǒ cǎipái le hǎo jǐ biàn ，quèbǎo bùshuō tài duō fèihuà 。
Thank you for your appreciation. In order to make effective use of time, I rehearsed several times to make sure not to talk too much nonsense.
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