彩虹

cǎi hóng

CL 条 tiáo 道 dào

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. rainbow

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 虹 hóng 虹 hóng rainbow 书面语: rainbow

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 彩虹 (rainbow) with 霓虹 (neon).

Formality

彩虹 is the standard term for rainbow; 虹 is more literary or technical.

Example Sentences

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看到 彩虹 是个好兆头。

Seeing a rainbow is a good omen.

雨后的天空出现了一道 彩虹 。

A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.

彩虹 橋有多長？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 848241)

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Words Containing 彩虹

• 彩虹屁 彩虹屁 cǎi hóng pì: (neologism c. 2017) (slang) over-the-top praise
• 彩虹族群 彩虹族群 cǎi hóng zú qún: the LGBT+ community
• 彩虹旗 彩虹旗 cǎi hóng qí: rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag
• 彩虹蜂虎 彩虹蜂虎 cǎi hóng fēng hǔ: (bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
• 彩虹行动 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 彩虹鹦鹉 cǎi hóng yīng wǔ: (bird species of China) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Child Words of 彩虹

• 彩 彩 cǎi: (bright) color
• 虹 虹 hóng: rainbow