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黄色

huáng sè

HSK 3

Meaning

  • yellow
  • vulgar; lewd; pornographic

Definition

指颜色,如向日葵的颜色;也比喻色情、淫秽的内容。

Refers to the color yellow, like the color of sunflowers; also metaphorically refers to pornographic or obscene content.

Usage

作为颜色时,用于描述物体或光线的颜色;作为比喻时,用于形容含有性暗示或不雅内容的书籍、电影、图片等。

As a color, used to describe the color of objects or light; as a metaphor, used to describe books, movies, images, etc., that contain sexual innuendo or indecent content.

Examples

  • 1 她穿了一件黄色的连衣裙,非常显眼。(She wore a yellow dress, very eye-catching.)
  • 2 秋天的树叶变成了金黄色。(The leaves in autumn turn golden yellow.)
  • 3 政府严厉打击黄色非法出版物。(The government cracks down on illegal pornographic publications.)
  • 4 这部电影因为含有黄色镜头被禁播。(This movie was banned for containing pornographic scenes.)
  • 5 黄色预警信号表示可能发生灾害。(A yellow warning signal indicates that a disaster may occur.)
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