掉色

diàosè

verb #42,975

Meanings

1 to lose color
2 to fade

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这条牛仔裤一洗就掉色。

Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù yì xǐ jiù diàosè.

These jeans run as soon as you wash them.

HSK 7-9

这块招牌经过多年风吹日晒，早就掉色了。

Zhè kuài zhāopai jīngguò duō nián fēngchuī-rìshài, zǎojiù diàosè le.

After years of wind and sun, this signboard faded long ago.

Tips

register

In everyday northern speech 色 is often read shǎi here, diàoshǎi. A more formal word for fading is 褪色.

Stroke Order

掉 diào

色 sè