颜料

顏料

yánliào

noun #10,507

Measure Word

一管颜料 guǎn

Meanings

1 paint
2 pigment
3 dye

Characters

material; substance

Examples

HSK 6

这些颜料是天然的。

Zhèxiē yánliào shì tiānrán de.

These pigments are natural.

HSK 7-9

她买了一套水彩颜料。

Tā mǎi le yī tào shuǐcǎi yánliào.

She bought a set of watercolor paints.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

颜 yán

料 liào