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The word "灰色" is formed by combining the character "灰", meaning ash or gray, with the character "色", meaning color, to create a compound that explicitly denotes the color gray.

Example Sentences Hide

天空是灰色的。

Tiānkōng shì huīsè de.

The sky is gray.

今天下午可能会下灰色的雨。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ kěnéng huì xià huīsè de yǔ.

It might rain this afternoon, and the rain looks gray.

他穿了一件灰色的大衣。

Tā chuānle yī jiàn huīsè de dàyī.

He is wearing a gray coat.

那段记忆在他的脑海里只剩下灰色的片段。

Nà duàn jìyì zài tā de nǎohǎi lǐ zhǐ shèngxià huīsè de piànduàn.

Only gray fragments of that memory remain in his mind.

这个问题的答案处于道德的灰色地带。

Zhège wèntí de dá'àn chǔyú dàodé de huīsè dìdài.

The answer to this question lies in a moral gray area.

Word Definition - 灰色

huī sè gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous

Individual Character Details

灰 huī
色 sè, shǎi