Usage note
灰表示灰色或像灰一样的颜色。
huī biǎo shì huī sè huò xiàng huī yí yàng de yán sè。
灰 means gray or ash-colored.
Context note
灰常用于颜色、天气和物品。
huī cháng yòng yú yán sè 、 tiān qì hé wù pǐn。
It is often used with colors, weather, and objects.
5 examples
这件衣服是灰色的。
zhè jiàn yī fu shì huī sè de。
This piece of clothing is gray.
天空看起来灰灰的。
tiān kōng kàn qǐ lái huī huī de。
The sky looks gray.
他喜欢灰色。
tā xǐ huan huī sè。
He likes gray.
灰尘很多。
huī chén hěn duō。
There is a lot of dust.
这只猫是灰的。
zhè zhī māo shì huī de。
This cat is gray.
5 mini stories
老师让孩子找灰色的东西。
lǎo shī ràng hái zi zhǎo huī sè de dōng xī。
The teacher asked the children to find gray things.
灰色的天空让人觉得冷。
huī sè de tiān kōng ràng rén jué de lěng。
The gray sky makes people feel cold.
他穿了一件灰外套。
tā chuān le yí jiàn huī wài tào。
He wore a gray coat.
灰色很安静，也很常见。
huī sè hěn ān jìng， yě hěn cháng jiàn。
Gray is quiet and very common.
地上有一点灰。
dì shàng yǒu yì diǎn huī。
There is a little dust on the ground.
Mini dialogue
天空的颜色
A
今天天空灰灰的，好像要下雨了。
Jīn tiān tiān kōng huī huī de, hǎo xiàng yào xià yǔ le.
The sky is gray today, it looks like it's going to rain.
B
是啊，我不喜欢灰蒙蒙的天。
Shì a, wǒ bù xǐ huān huī méng méng de tiān.
Yeah, I don't like the gray, overcast sky.
清理壁炉
A
壁炉里有很多灰，我们需要清理一下。
Bì lú lǐ yǒu hěn duō huī, wǒ men xū yào qīng lǐ yī xià.
There is a lot of ash in the fireplace, we need to clean it up.
B
好的，我去拿扫帚。
Hǎo de, wǒ qù ná sào zhou.
Okay, I'll go get the broom.
Related words and contrasts
similar
灰色
huī sè
gray color
灰色 is the full term for the color gray.
related
灰尘
huī chén
dust
灰尘 is dust, which is often gray in color.
contrast
白
bái
white
White is the opposite of gray in terms of brightness.
contrast
黑
hēi
black
Black is the opposite of white, and gray is between them.