How to Say ‘The apple is red.’ in Traditional Chinese
蘋果是紅色的。
píng guǒ shì hóng sè de
[píngguǒ shir hóng sè de]
💬 Usage Tip: To describe something's color, use 是 + color + 的. You can swap in other things and colors: 香蕉是黃色的。 "The banana is yellow."
Phrase Breakdown
蘋果是
píng guǒ shì
Apples are
蘋果 means 'apple'. 是 means 'is / are'. 蘋 is píng (2nd tone).
蘋果是水果。
Apples are fruit.
Words in this phrase
蘋果
píng guǒ
[píngguǒ]
apple
A common round fruit, often red or green.
我每天吃一個蘋果。
I eat an apple every day.
是
shì
[shir]
is
A linking verb meaning is, am, or are.
今天是我的生日。
Today is my birthday.
紅色的。
hóng sè de
red.
紅色的 describes something as red. 是…的 is a common pattern for describing qualities.
我的車是紅色的。
My car is red.
Words in this phrase
紅色
hóng sè
[hóng sè]
red
The color at the end of the visible spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, often associated with passion and energy.
紅色的包裝紙在中國很受歡迎。
Red wrapping paper is very popular in China.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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