褪色

tuìsè

verb #14,505

Meanings

1 to fade (of colors)
2 to lose color

Characters

to fade; to shed

Examples

这件衣服洗了几次就褪色了。

Zhè jiàn yīfu xǐ le jǐ cì jiù tuìsè le.

This piece of clothing faded after just a few washes.

墙上的油漆已经褪色了。

Qiángshang de yóuqī yǐjīng tuìsè le.

The paint on the wall has already faded.

Tips

mistakes

The 色 in 褪色 can be pronounced either sè (standard) or shǎi (colloquial). Both are accepted, but sè is more formal.

Stroke Order

褪 tuì

色 sè