Core words
The first words to learn and practice aloud.
红
hóng
red
HSK 5Frequency #1023
蓝
lán
blue
HSK 3Frequency #1674
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Lesson
Colours
Use colour words to describe simple nouns.
elementarycolorscharactersvocabularyreading
Learning order
- 1红 - red
- 2蓝 - blue
Stretch words
Useful extras from the same topic and level.
黑
hēi
black
colors · #697
白
bái
white
colors · #1105
Sentence patterns
红苹果。
hóng píng guǒ 。
Red apple.
蓝书。
lán shū 。
Blue book.
绿草很漂亮。
lǜ cǎo hěn piào liang 。
Green grass is pretty.
Example sentences
红很漂亮。
hóng hěn piào liang 。
red is pretty.
我喜欢蓝。
wǒ xǐ huan lán 。
I like blue.
这是这个词的颜色。
zhè shì zhè ge cí de yán sè 。
This is the color word.
Mini reading
Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.
1
今天我看见很多颜色。
jīn tiān wǒ kàn jiàn hěn duō yán sè 。
Today I see many colors.
2
红色的苹果在桌子上。
hóng sè de píng guǒ zài zhuō zi shàng 。
The red apple is on the table.
3
蓝色和绿色都很好看。
lán sè hé lǜ sè dōu hěn hǎo kàn 。
Blue and green both look nice.
Common mistakes
Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.
红 is red, not blue.
hóng i s r e d , n o t b l u e .
Pay attention to the colour.
Blue is 蓝, not green.
B l u e i s lán , n o t g r e e n .
Match each colour carefully.
Quick questions
Which color apple is in the reading?
Red
Which colors look nice?
Blue and green
Related words
More words from the same topic to keep learning moving.
Quick quiz
Which meaning matches 红?
Review assignment
Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.
红
hóng
red
蓝
lán
blue