彩

cǎi · cai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (bright) color
  2. variety
  3. applause
  4. applaud
  5. lottery prize

In a sentence

2 examples
01

节(jié)日(rì)的(de)彩(cǎi)灯(dēng)把(bǎ)街(jiē)道(dào)照(zhào)得(de)很(hěn)亮(liàng)。

The festival's colored lights lit up the street brightly.

02

他(tā)买(mǎi)彩(cǎi)票(piào)中(zhòng)了(le)大(dà)奖(jiǎng)。

He won a big prize in the lottery.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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