cǎi

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bright) color
  2. 2. variety
  3. 3. applause
  4. 4. applaud
  5. 5. lottery prize

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Words Containing 彩

光彩
guāng cǎi

luster

剪彩
jiǎn cǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

喝彩
hè cǎi

to acclaim

张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

彩票
cǎi piào

lottery ticket

彩色
cǎi sè

color

彩虹
cǎi hóng

rainbow

彩电
cǎi diàn

color TV

彩霞
cǎi xiá

clouds tinged with sunset hues

精彩
jīng cǎi

wonderful

色彩
sè cǎi

tint; coloring; coloration

丰富多彩
fēng fù duō cǎi

richly colorful

七彩
qī cǎi

seven colors; a variety of colors

不光彩
bù guāng cǎi

disgraceful

中彩
zhòng cǎi

to win a prize at a lottery

丹彩
dān cǎi

vermilion

五彩
wǔ cǎi

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)

五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

五彩宾纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

colorful

亮彩
liàng cǎi

a bright color

倒彩
dào cǎi

adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake

倒彩声
dào cǎi shēng

jeering

光彩夺目
guāng cǎi duó mù

dazzling

六合彩
liù hé cǎi

Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

博彩
bó cǎi

lottery

口彩
kǒu cǎi

complimentary remarks

唇彩
chún cǎi

lip gloss

喝倒彩
hè dào cǎi

to boo or jeer (as a sign of displeasure at an actor)

多姿多彩
duō zī duō cǎi

diversity (of forms and colors)

多彩
duō cǎi

colorful

多彩多姿
duō cǎi duō zī

elegant and graceful posture

大放异彩
dà fàng yì cǎi

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)

奇彩
qí cǎi

unexpected splendour

富色彩
fù sè cǎi

colorful

彩鹮
cǎi huán

(bird species of China) glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

彩信
cǎi xìn

multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)

彩券
cǎi quàn

lottery ticket

彩印
cǎi yìn

color printing

彩卷
cǎi juǎn

color film

彩塑
cǎi sù

painted clay figure

彩妆
cǎi zhuāng

makeup

彩带
cǎi dài

colored ribbon

彩弹
cǎi dàn

paintball

彩排
cǎi pái

dress rehearsal

彩扩
cǎi kuò

to enlarge color photos

彩旗
cǎi qí

colored flag

彩民
cǎi mín

lottery player

彩泥
cǎi ní

playdough

彩画
cǎi huà

color painting

彩礼
cǎi lǐ

betrothal gift

彩练
cǎi liàn

colored ribbon

彩绘
cǎi huì

painted

彩声
cǎi shēng

applause; cheering

彩虹屁
cǎi hóng pì

(neologism c. 2017) (slang) over-the-top praise

彩虹族群
cǎi hóng zú qún

the LGBT+ community

彩虹旗
cǎi hóng qí

rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag

彩虹蜂虎
cǎi hóng fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

彩虹行动
cǎi hóng xíng dòng

the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945

彩虹鹦鹉
cǎi hóng yīng wǔ

(bird species of China) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

彩蚌
cǎi bàng

painted shell

彩蛋
cǎi dàn

painted eggshell

彩衣
cǎi yī

colored clothes

彩超
cǎi chāo

color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine)

彩车
cǎi chē

float (in a parade)

彩铃
cǎi líng

(telephony) ringback tone

彩云
cǎi yún

rosy clouds

彩电视
cǎi diàn shì

color TV

彩头
cǎi tóu

good omen

彩鹬
cǎi yù

(bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

彩鹳
cǎi guàn

(bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

挂彩
guà cǎi

to decorate for festive occasions

摸彩
mō cǎi

to draw lots

水彩
shuǐ cǎi

watercolor

水彩画
shuǐ cǎi huà

watercolor

水彩笔
shuǐ cǎi bǐ

colored markers

没精打彩
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi

lit. flowing light and overflowing color

滚彩蛋
gǔn cǎi dàn

egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter)

满堂彩
mǎn táng cǎi

everyone present applauds

浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi

thick and heavy in colors

无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality

灿烂多彩
càn làn duō cǎi

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

特艺彩色
tè yì cǎi sè

Technicolor

独放异彩
dú fàng yì cǎi

to project singular splendor or radiance

异彩
yì cǎi

extraordinary splendor

叠彩
dié cǎi

Diecai district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

叠彩区
dié cǎi qū

Diecai district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

真彩色
zhēn cǎi sè

true color

结彩
jié cǎi

to adorn

绚丽多彩
xuàn lì duō cǎi

bright and colorful

经丝彩色显花
jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā

warp brocade

色彩缤纷
sè cǎi bīn fēn

see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wǔ cǎi bīn fēn]

花彩
huā cǎi

to festoon

花彩雀莺
huā cǎi què yīng

(bird species of China) white-browed tit-warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)

华彩
huá cǎi

gorgeous

虹彩
hóng cǎi

iridescence

迷彩
mí cǎi

camouflage

迷彩服
mí cǎi fú

camouflage clothing

云彩
yún cai

(coll.) cloud

头彩
tóu cǎi

first prize in a lottery