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cǎi

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13046533)

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Words Containing 彩

彩鹳
cǎi guàn

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

中彩
zhòng cǎi

to win a prize at a lottery

彩蛋
cǎi dàn

painted eggshell

彩练
cǎi liàn

colored ribbon

挂彩
guà cǎi

to decorate for festive occasions

彩蚌
cǎi bàng

painted shell

色彩
sè cǎi

tint; coloring; coloration

彩虹旗
cǎi hóng qí

rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag

丹彩
dān cǎi

vermilion

特艺彩色
tè yì cǎi sè

Technicolor

迷彩服
mí cǎi fú

camouflage clothing

彩鹬
cǎi yù

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

唇彩
chún cǎi

lip gloss

叠彩区
dié cǎi qū

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

彩卷
cǎi juǎn

color film

异彩
yì cǎi

extraordinary splendor

彩电视
cǎi diàn shì

color TV

七彩
qī cǎi

seven colors; a variety of colors

彩旗
cǎi qí

colored flag

彩印
cǎi yìn

color printing

五彩
wǔ cǎi

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

彩鹮
cǎi huán

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

多彩多姿
duō cǎi duō zī

elegant and graceful posture

流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi

lit. flowing light and overflowing color

彩衣
cǎi yī

colored clothes

虹彩
hóng cǎi

iridescence

大放异彩
dà fàng yì cǎi

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)

彩虹
cǎi hóng

rainbow

水彩笔
shuǐ cǎi bǐ

colored markers

绚丽多彩
xuàn lì duō cǎi

bright and colorful

多姿多彩
duō zī duō cǎi

diversity (of forms and colors)

彩弹
cǎi dàn

paintball

经丝彩色显花
jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā

warp brocade

彩霞
cǎi xiá

clouds tinged with sunset hues

彩虹族群
cǎi hóng zú qún

the LGBT+ community

彩云
cǎi yún

rosy clouds

彩电
cǎi diàn

color TV

亮彩
liàng cǎi

a bright color

云彩
yún cai

(coll.) cloud

彩虹鹦鹉
cǎi hóng yīng wǔ

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

喝彩
hè cǎi

to acclaim

色彩缤纷
sè cǎi bīn fēn

see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wǔ cǎi bīn fēn]

彩绘
cǎi huì

painted

结彩
jié cǎi

to adorn

叠彩
dié cǎi

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

倒彩
dào cǎi

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

水彩画
shuǐ cǎi huà

watercolor

五彩宾纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

colorful

满堂彩
mǎn táng cǎi

everyone present applauds

彩头
cǎi tóu

good omen

独放异彩
dú fàng yì cǎi

to project singular splendor or radiance

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

彩声
cǎi shēng

applause; cheering

彩券
cǎi quàn

lottery ticket

迷彩
mí cǎi

camouflage

彩信
cǎi xìn

multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)

彩扩
cǎi kuò

to enlarge color photos

五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

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

口彩
kǒu cǎi

complimentary remarks

彩超
cǎi chāo

color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine)

精彩
jīng cǎi

wonderful

彩票
cǎi piào

lottery ticket

彩妆
cǎi zhuāng

makeup

华彩
huá cǎi

gorgeous

喝倒彩
hè dào cǎi

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

光彩
guāng cǎi

luster

摸彩
mō cǎi

to draw lots

浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi

thick and heavy in colors

花彩雀莺
huā cǎi què yīng

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

彩民
cǎi mín

lottery player

彩画
cǎi huà

color painting

无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality

彩虹屁
cǎi hóng pì

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

彩塑
cǎi sù

painted clay figure

滚彩蛋
gǔn cǎi dàn

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

博彩
bó cǎi

lottery

真彩色
zhēn cǎi sè

true color

彩礼
cǎi lǐ

betrothal gift

六合彩
liù hé cǎi

Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

花彩
huā cǎi

to festoon

丰富多彩
fēng fù duō cǎi

richly colorful

不光彩
bù guāng cǎi

disgraceful

彩车
cǎi chē

float (in a parade)

彩虹蜂虎
cǎi hóng fēng hǔ

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

彩带
cǎi dài

colored ribbon

彩泥
cǎi ní

playdough

富色彩
fù sè cǎi

colorful

彩排
cǎi pái

dress rehearsal

头彩
tóu cǎi

first prize in a lottery

剪彩
jiǎn cǎi

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

倒彩声
dào cǎi shēng

jeering

没精打彩
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

彩色
cǎi sè

color

多彩
duō cǎi

colorful

彩铃
cǎi líng

(telephony) ringback tone

灿烂多彩
càn làn duō cǎi

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

水彩
shuǐ cǎi

watercolor

张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

光彩夺目
guāng cǎi duó mù

dazzling

奇彩
qí cǎi

unexpected splendour