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A color that is pale or not dark; having a low intensity of shade.
这种浅色的墙漆看起来很柔和。
This light-colored wall paint looks very soft.
夏天适合穿浅色的衣服。
Light-colored clothes are suitable for summer.
'浅色的' emphasizes the lightness of the color itself, while '淡色' (dàn sè) often implies a softer, more delicate shade. For example, '浅色的蓝' (light blue) refers to a pale blue, whereas '淡色的蓝' suggests a very soft, almost pastel blue.
In Chinese, adjectives describing colors often use the structure 'color + 的' to modify nouns. For example, '浅色的衬衫' (light-colored shirt) follows this pattern.
The term '浅色的' is a compound adjective in Chinese, combining '浅色' (qiǎn sè, meaning 'light color') and the structural particle '的' (de, which turns the noun into an adjective). '浅色' itself is derived from '浅' (qiǎn, meaning 'shallow' or 'light') and '色' (sè, meaning 'color'). Historically, '浅' referred to shallow water, metaphorically extended to describe low intensity or lightness in color.
1. '浅色的' is commonly used to describe objects, clothing, or environments with light shades, such as pastel colors or pale hues. 2. It is often paired with nouns like '衣服' (clothes), '墙漆' (wall paint), or '家具' (furniture). 3. In contrast, '深色的' (dark-colored) is the antonym and is equally common in daily usage.