Chinese Vocabulary: Colors and shapes

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of colors and shapes. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	CHINESE
THE COLORS	Yánsè
a color	yī zhǒng yánsè
white	báisè de
black	hēisè de
gray	huīsè de
yellow	huángsè
orange	chéng
green	lǜsè
blue	lán sè de
red	hóngsè de
brown	zōngsè de
beige	qiǎn hésè de
purple	zǐsè de
mauve	dàn zǐsè
pink	fěnsè de
dark	hēi’àn de
golden	jīn de
silver	yín
THE SHAPES	xíngzhuàng
a pyramid	jīnzìtǎ
a square	yīgè zhèngfāngxíng
a circle	yīgè yuánquān
a triangle	yīgè sānjiǎoxíng
a rectangle	yīgè chángfāngxíng
a star	yīgè míngxīng
a line	yītiáo xiàn
an arrow	yīgè jiàntóu
a heart	yī ge xīnzàng
a crescent	xīn yuè

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