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day 63light and colour

unit 8 · nature

    light and colour

    Describe light and colour precisely (dazzling, hazy, gloomy, emerald, azure, vermilion, rosy) and say something is not worth seeing with 没什么看头儿.

    today’s words

    • 灿烂 cànlàn · brilliant, glorious
    • 璀璨 cuǐcàn · dazzling, resplendent
    • 辉煌 huīhuáng · splendid, glorious
    • 光彩 guāngcǎi · lustre; honoured, proud
    • 光辉 guānghuī · brilliance, radiance
    • 光芒 guāngmáng · rays of light
    • 光环 guānghuán · halo, aura (of fame)
    • 光泽 guāngzé · sheen, gloss
    • 闪烁 shǎnshuò · to twinkle, flicker
    • 耀眼 yàoyǎn · dazzling
    • 刺眼 cìyǎn · glaring, harsh to the eye
    • 照耀 zhàoyào · to shine on, illuminate
    • 焕发 huànfā · to glow with, radiate
    • 晶莹 jīngyíng · glistening, crystal-clear
    • 亮丽 liànglì · bright and beautiful
    • 明朗 mínglǎng · bright and clear; clear-cut
    • 朦胧 ménglóng · hazy, misty, dim
    • 阴暗 yīn'àn · dark, gloomy
    • 阴影 yīnyǐng · shadow; a shadow over one
    • 漆黑 qīhēi · pitch-dark
    • 洁白 jiébái · spotlessly white
    • 惨白 cǎnbái · deathly pale
    • 苍白 cāngbái · pale, wan
    • 碧绿 bìlǜ · emerald green
    • 翠绿 cuìlǜ · fresh green, emerald
    • 蔚蓝 wèilán · azure, sky blue
    • 朱红 zhūhóng · vermilion
    • 通红 tōnghóng · very red, red all over
    • 红润 hóngrùn · rosy, healthy-looking
    • 红扑扑 hóngpūpū · rosy, flushed (cheeks)
    • 艳丽 yànlì · gorgeous, brightly coloured
    • 缤纷 bīnfēn · colourful, profuse
    • 华丽 huálì · magnificent, ornate
    • 火花 huǒhuā · spark
    • 火焰 huǒyàn · flame

    sentences

    • 阳光灿烂,天空一片蔚蓝。 · The sun is shining and the sky is a clear azure.
    • 他吓得脸色惨白。 · He went white with fear.
    • 雪地上的阳光太刺眼了。 · The sunlight on the snow is too glaring.
    • 她的脸冻得通红。 · Her face was bright red with cold.
    • 这部电影没什么看头儿。 · This film isn’t worth watching.