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气色

气色 qìsè

气色 qìsè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 气色 qìsè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qìsè | qi4 se4
English translation
complexion

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About 气色 qìsè

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Traditional form

氣色

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 气色 qìsè

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

4

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person ( jié ) being held down by a knife ( Dāo ). Based on the original meaning "restrain", now written as . The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⺈巴

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 气色 qìsè

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hēi , " 打量 dǎliang zhāo 推销员 tuī xiāo yuán shuì , " 气色 qìsè 往常 wǎngcháng 一样 yīyàng hǎo , shì ?

" Well, " he said , looking the drummer over, " rosy as ever, eh? "

de hǎo 气色 qìsè Líng 看上去 kàn shang qu 实际 shíjì 年龄 niánlíng 年轻 niánqīng

His fresh complexion made him look younger than he was.

托马斯 Tuō mǎ sī 看起来 kàn qǐ lai 气色 qìsè 不太好 bù tài hǎo ,”脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū

"You're not looking too well, Thomas," he said presently.

54 suì le 精力 jīnglì 气色 qìsè dōu 非常 fēicháng hǎo

At 54 years old her energy and looks are magnificent.

看上去 kàn shang qu 气色 qìsè 好极了布赖恩巴哈马 Bā hā mǎ 显然 xiǎnrán hěn 适合 shìhé

You look great, Brian. The Bahamas certainly agree with you.

气色 qìsè Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 气色 qìsè and their own compounds.

气色 qìsè Compounds

See all 60 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 气色 qìsè in their composition.

      • , kài , , , , , , ,
    • , yǎng , fēn , , qīng , , ān , dàn , qíng , , hài , , nǎi , xiān , dōng , chuān , kài , yīn , yūn , piē , , dāo , yáng , nèi , , , tiān , , , , , shēn , qīng , , , , yūn
    • yàn
    • jué , , , , , , , , , yàn , , ,
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