CEFR A1 · Vocabulary
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RED · /red/
紅色的
“She has a red bag.”
English definition
the colour of blood or of a tomato
Chinese translation
紅色的
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Antonyms
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Collocations
a red car, bright red
Word family
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Usage tip
The colour comes before the noun in English.
Common mistake
Saying "a bag red" instead of "a red bag".
Learning notes
她有一個紅色的包包。 — say the sentence aloud twice, then write one of your own.
BLOO · /bluː/
藍色的
“On a clear day, the sky is blue.”
English definition
the colour of the sky on a clear day
Chinese translation
藍色的
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Collocations
dark blue, light blue
Word family
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Usage tip
Add "dark" or "light" to be exact.
Common mistake
Spelling it "blu" — it ends in -e: blue.
Learning notes
晴天時，天空是藍色的。 — say the sentence aloud twice, then write one of your own.
GREEN · /ɡriːn/
綠色的
“The grass is green after the rain.”
English definition
the colour of grass and leaves
Chinese translation
綠色的
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Collocations
dark green, a green light
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Usage tip
"A green light" also means permission to start.
Common mistake
Saying "green colour of" instead of "the colour green".
Learning notes
下雨後草是綠色的。 — say the sentence aloud twice, then write one of your own.
BLAK · /blæk/
黑色的
“He always writes with a black pen.”
English definition
the darkest colour, like the night sky
Chinese translation
黑色的
Synonyms
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Antonyms
white
Collocations
a black coffee, black shoes
Word family
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Usage tip
Colour words never change for plural.
Common mistake
Saying "blacks shoes" — colours never take an -s.
Learning notes
他總是用黑筆寫字。 — say the sentence aloud twice, then write one of your own.
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