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蓝lánblue

HSK 3word

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蓝 (lán) means "blue," the color of a clear sky or the sea, as in 蓝天 (blue sky). CEDICT also lists the sense "indigo plant." It often appears before a noun with 色 or 的, as in 蓝色的衣服 (blue clothes), and can be doubled as 蓝蓝的.

What does 蓝 mean?

  1. 1.

    blueadjective

What does the character 蓝 mean?

  • 蓝blue

How do you use 蓝?

蓝 often combines with 色 as 蓝色, and doubled 蓝蓝的 can describe a sky or sea.

What are some examples of 蓝 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    今天的天很蓝。

    Jīntiān de tiān hěn lán.

    The sky is very blue today.

  2. HSK 1

    我的车是蓝的。

    Wǒ de chē shì lán de.

    My car is blue.

  3. HSK 3

    海水蓝蓝的，很漂亮。

    Hǎishuǐ lánlán de, hěn piàoliang.

    The sea water is blue and very pretty.

How is 蓝 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你喜欢什么颜色？

    Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè?

    What color do you like?

  2. Speaker B:

    我喜欢蓝色。

    Wǒ xǐhuan lánsè.

    I like blue.

  3. Speaker A:

    那你看看这个蓝色的包。

    Nà nǐ kànkan zhège lánsè de bāo.

    Then take a look at this blue bag.

  4. Speaker B:

    很好看，多少钱？

    Hěn hǎokàn, duōshao qián?

    It looks nice; how much is it?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.