彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow
How to remember 彩虹: 彩 colorful + 虹 rainbow = rainbow.
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How it is used
- A rainbow: 天上出现彩虹 (tiān shàng chūxiàn cǎihóng) a rainbow appeared; measure word 道 (yí dào cǎihóng).
- Concrete nature word; also symbolic of hope after storms (风雨之后见彩虹).
- Neutral/poetic.
Example sentences
- 你见到今天早上的彩虹了吗？ Nǐ jiàndào jīntiān zǎoshàng de cǎihóng le ma?Did you see the rainbow this morning?