特色 tèsè a characteristic
a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
怎么记住“特色”: 特 special + 色 color = a characteristic.
汉字
用法
- A distinctive feature/characteristic quality - 中国特色 (Zhōngguó tèsè) Chinese characteristics, 有特色 to have a distinctive style.
- 特色 = what makes something distinctive/appealing (often positive: local flavor, unique style); 特点 (tèdiǎn) is a neutral 'characteristic point.'
- 特色菜 (tèsè cài) = a restaurant's signature dish.
- 地方特色 (dìfāng tèsè) = local character/flavor.