烟熏色

煙燻色

yānxūnsè

noun

Meanings

1 smoky color
2 smoky gray-brown

Characters

to smoke/fumigate

Examples

HSK 7-9

她画了一个烟熏色的眼妆。

Tā huà le yīgè yānxūnsè de yǎnzhuāng.

She did a smoky-tone eye look.

HSK 7-9

这件外套是低调的烟熏色。

Zhè jiàn wàitào shì dīdiào de yānxūnsè.

This jacket is a muted smoky color.

Tips

culture

From 烟熏妆 (smoky-eye makeup). Now used broadly in fashion for muted, grayish-brown tones that look slightly "sooty".

Stroke Order

烟 yān

熏 xūn

色 sè