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    Referring to the color orange with 橙 (chéng)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    橙 + Noun / 橙色 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    橙 (chéng) means "orange" as a color and can also refer to the orange fruit. When used as a color modifier, it is placed directly before the noun it describes.

    Examples

    • 她今天穿了一件橙色的外套，特别好看。

      Tā jīntiān chuānle yī jiàn chéngsè de wàitào, tèbié hǎokàn.

      She wore an orange coat today, and it looked really nice.

    • 秋天的时候，树叶慢慢变成了橙色。

      Qiūtiān de shíhou, shùyè mànmàn biànchéngle chéngsè.

      In autumn, the leaves slowly turn orange.

    • 我想把卧室的墙刷成橙色的。

      Wǒ xiǎng bǎ wòshì de qiáng shuā chéng chéngsè de.

      I want to paint the bedroom walls orange.

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