烟灰色

煙灰色
yānhuīsè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 smoke gray
  2. 2 ash gray

Examples

HSK 3
Tiānkōng shì yípiàn yānhuīsè.
The sky was a stretch of smoke gray.
HSK 4
Tā mǎi le yí jiàn yānhuīsè de máoyī.
He bought a smoke gray sweater.
HSK 7-9
Yānhuīsè de xīzhuāng hěn xiǎn qìzhì.
A smoke gray suit looks very refined.

Tips

memory
烟灰 = cigarette ash - a muted, slightly warm gray. Compare 银灰色 (silver gray, cooler) and 深灰色 (dark gray, darker).

Stroke Order

yān
huī