蓝色

• Pinyin: lán sè
• Hanzi breakdown: 蓝 (lán) — blue; 色 (sè) — colour

Meaning

Blue (colour). The noun form referring to the colour blue.

Used as a noun when specifically referring to the colour blue as a concept. Can be used as a modifier before nouns with 的: 蓝色的天空 (blue sky). More explicit than 蓝 alone when naming the colour.

Examples

1. 我最喜欢的颜色是蓝色。 My favourite colour is blue.
2. 她买了一条蓝色的裙子。 She bought a blue skirt.
3. 请把蓝色的那个给我。 Please give me the blue one.

Usage Guide

Context: colours, shopping, description

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 蓝色很好看。(Blue looks nice.)
• 你要蓝色的还是绿色的？(Do you want the blue one or the green one?)

Don't Say

• 不要说'蓝色色' (Don't add an extra 色 — 蓝色 already means the colour blue)

Origin & History

Compound of 蓝 (blue) and 色 (colour). A straightforward colour-naming construction.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal