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

他穿了一套藏青色的西装。

Tā chuānle yī tào zàngqīngsè de xīzhuāng.

He wore a navy-blue suit.

藏青色比黑色更显精神。

Zàngqīngsè bǐ hēisè gèng xiǎn jīngshén.

Navy blue looks more energetic than black.

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