藏青色

zàngqīngsè

noun

Meanings

1 navy blue
2 dark blue (with a slight green tint)

Characters

Tibet; storehouse (read zàng)

dark blue/green

Examples

HSK 5

他穿了一套藏青色的西装。

Tā chuān le yí tào zàngqīngsè de xīzhuāng.

He wore a navy-blue suit.

HSK 6

藏青色比黑色更显精神。

Zàngqīngsè bǐ hēisè gèng xiǎn jīngshen.

Navy blue looks more energetic than black.

HSK 7-9

校服是藏青色和白色的搭配。

Xiàofú shì zàngqīngsè hé báisè de dāpèi.

The school uniform pairs navy blue with white.

Tips

usage

The character 藏 here reads zàng (as in 西藏 Tibet), not cáng ("to hide"). 藏青 describes a very dark blue with a faint green undertone, modeled on the deep indigo robes historically associated with Tibetan clothing.

Stroke Order

藏 cáng

青 qīng

色 sè