彩练

彩練

cǎiliàn

noun

Meanings

1 coloured silk ribbon
2 a ribbon of colour across the sky, such as a rainbow

Characters

colour; coloured

white silk; silk ribbon

Examples

HSK 6

雨过天晴，一道彩虹像彩练一样挂在天边。

Yǔguò-tiānqíng, yí dào cǎihóng xiàng cǎiliàn yíyàng guà zài tiānbiān.

After the rain, a rainbow hung at the edge of the sky like a coloured silk ribbon.

HSK 7-9

舞台上，演员们挥舞着长长的彩练。

Wǔtái shàng, yǎnyuánmen huīwǔ zhe chángcháng de cǎiliàn.

On stage, the performers swirl long coloured ribbons.

Tips

culture

毛泽东's 1933 ci poem 《菩萨蛮·大柏地》 opens with a rainbow after rain: 赤橙黄绿青蓝紫，谁持彩练当空舞？ "Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet: who holds this coloured ribbon and dances with it across the sky?"

Stroke Order

彩 cǎi

练 liàn