HSK2 — Day 26 — Colors & Appearance

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What's your favorite color? Let's learn colors and how to ask a surname.

Today's Vocabulary

颜色
yánsè
color
你喜欢什么颜色?
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
What color do you like?
bái
white
这个是白的。
Zhège shì bái de.
This is white.
hēi
black
猫是黑的。
Māo shì hēi de.
The cat is black.
hóng
red
我喜欢红色的衣服。
Wǒ xǐhuan hóngsè de yīfu.
I like red clothes.
眼睛
yǎnjing
eye
我的眼睛很大。
Wǒ de yǎnjing hěn dà.
My eyes are very big.
xìng
surname
你姓什么?
Nǐ xìng shénme?
What is your surname?

Today's Grammar

姓 asks for a surname (different from 叫 for a full name), e.g. 你姓什么?

我喜欢红色的衣服。
Wǒ xǐhuan hóngsè de yīfu.
I like red clothes.
你姓什么?
Nǐ xìng shénme?
What is your surname?
我的眼睛很大。
Wǒ de yǎnjing hěn dà.
My eyes are big.
你喜欢什么颜色?
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
What color do you like?
猫是白的,狗是黑的。
Māo shì bái de, gǒu shì hēi de.
The cat is white, the dog is black.