黑色
/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
The English phrase 'the color black' is 黑色 in Chinese.
The term is used to refer to the color black.
What does it mean word for word?
The term consists of 黑 (black) and 色 (color).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the term for black is 黑色 (hāk sīk).
How does it change in a sentence?
To use 黑色 as an adjective to modify a noun, you should add the particle 的 after it, forming 黑色的.
How do you pronounce it?
/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Did you know?
- The phrase 黑 is used as a verb in modern internet slang to mean 'to bash' or 'to smear' someone's reputation. This is the opposite of being a 'fan', which is expressed as 粉.
- While 'black' is often associated with darkness or mourning in the West, in traditional Chinese Five Elements theory, 黑 represents the element of water and the direction north.
- The character 黑 is a pictograph that originally depicted a person with a blackened face. In ancient times, this represented the soot from a fire or the charcoal used for ink.
Examples in context
- 她穿着一件漂亮的黑色裙子。She is wearing a beautiful black dress.
- 我喜欢用黑色的笔写字。I like to write with a black pen.
- 我喜欢黑色。Wǒ xǐhuān hēisè.I like the color black.
- 这件衣服是黑色的。Zhè jiàn yīfu shì hēisè de.This piece of clothing is black.
- 请给我那把黑色的雨伞。Qǐng gěi wǒ nà bǎ hēisè de yǔsǎn.Please give me that black umbrella.
Example conversation
Haoran and Zihan are shopping for a new phone case.
- 浩然 Haoran你觉得这个黑色的好看吗？Nǐ juéde zhège hēisè de hǎokàn ma?Do you think this black one looks good?
- 梓涵 Zihan我觉得黑色很酷。Wǒ juéde hēisè hěn kù.I think black is very cool.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们就买黑色的吧。Nà wǒmen jiù mǎi hēisè de ba.Then let's buy the black one.
- 梓涵 Zihan好的，我也很喜欢。Hǎo de, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān.Okay, I like it a lot too.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 黑色, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
