一色

yísè

adjective

Meanings

1 of one colour; the same colour
2 uniform; all alike

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

远远望去，大海和天空连成一色。

Yuǎnyuǎn wàngqù, dàhǎi hé tiānkōng liánchéng yísè.

Seen from afar, the sea and the sky merge into one colour.

HSK 7-9

客厅里摆着一色的红木家具。

Kètīng lǐ bǎi zhe yísè de hóngmù jiāju.

The living room is furnished entirely with matching rosewood furniture.

Tips

culture

Wang Bo’s line 秋水共长天一色 ‘the autumn waters share one colour with the endless sky’ made 水天一色 a stock phrase for sea meeting sky. Compare 清一色 ‘all of the same kind’.

Stroke Order

一 yī

色 sè