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How to Say ‘The blue one’ in Traditional Chinese

藍色的

lán sè de

[lan suh duh]

💬 Usage Tip: [的] lets the color stand in for the full noun, so [藍色的] means "the blue one" instead of repeating [T恤]. This is very common when the item is already obvious.

Phrase Breakdown

藍色

lán sè

[lan suh]

blue

The color blue.

Example

我喜歡藍色的包包。

I like blue bags.

de

[duh]

of; -'s; descriptive particle

A particle that turns a description into one that modifies a noun.

Example

藍色的衣服很好看。

Blue clothes look nice.

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