黑色 hēisè black
How to remember 黑色: 黑 black + 色 color = black.
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How it is used
- The color black as a noun/attribute - 黑色的衣服 (hēisè de yīfu) black clothes.
- Use 黑色 for the named color; bare 黑 (hēi) also works as an adjective (天黑了 tiān hēi le, it's gotten dark) and carries extra senses like 'dark' or 'illicit' (黑市 black market) that 黑色 does not.
- For 'it's black' you can just say 是黑的 (shì hēi de).
Example sentences
- 猫是黑色的。 Māo shì hēisè de.The cat is black.
- 黑色很衬你。 Hēisè hěn chèn nǐ.Black suits you.
- 几乎所有的日本人头发都是黑色的。 Jīhū suǒyǒu de rìběn rén tóufà dōu shì hēisè de.Nearly all Japanese have dark hair.