颜料 (yánliào): paint

Measure Word

一管颜料 guǎn

她买了一套水彩颜料。

Tā mǎi le yī tào shuǐcǎi yánliào.

She bought a set of watercolor paints.

这些颜料是天然的。

Zhèxiē yánliào shì tiānrán de.

These pigments are natural.

usage

The measure word depends on packaging: 管 (guǎn, tube) for tubes of paint, 盒 (hé, box) for a set/box, 瓶 (píng, bottle) for bottles.

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