深蓝

深藍

shēnlán

adjective #30,554

Meanings

1 dark blue; deep blue
2 Deep Blue (IBM chess computer)

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Examples

HSK 6

1997年，深蓝击败了国际象棋世界冠军卡斯帕罗夫。

Yījiǔjiǔqī nián, Shēnlán jībài le guójì xiàngqí shìjiè guànjūn Kǎsīpàluófū.

In 1997, Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Kasparov.

HSK 7-9

他穿着一件深蓝色的西装。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn shēnlánsè de xīzhuāng.

He's wearing a dark blue suit.

Tips

culture

As a proper noun, 深蓝 is IBM's chess-playing computer Deep Blue, the first machine to beat a reigning world champion (Garry Kasparov / 加里·卡斯帕罗夫) in a classical match in 1997. As a color, it's a calque of English 'deep blue': 深 'deep' + 蓝 'blue.'

Stroke Order

深 shēn

蓝 lán