小麦色

小麥色

xiǎomàisè

noun

Meanings

1 wheat color
2 light tan (skin tone)
3 golden tan

Characters

Examples

她的皮肤是健康的小麦色。

Tā de pífū shì jiànkāng de xiǎomàisè.

Her skin is a healthy wheat-color tan.

小麦色的肌肤显得更有活力。

Xiǎomàisè de jīfū xiǎnde gèng yǒu huólì.

Wheat-toned skin looks more energetic.

Tips

memory

Picture ripe wheat in the field — that warm golden-brown is the skin tone. Coined as a positive alternative to 皮肤黑, emphasizing athletic health rather than 'not pale'.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

麦 mài

色 sè