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素颜

sù yán

2-character word Traditional 素顏

What 素颜 means

1. a face without makeup

The characters in 素颜

• 素sùraw silk; white; plain, unadorned
• 颜yáncolor; face; countenance

Example sentences

• 素颜太害羞了，请不要盯着我看。
  It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.

Words containing 素颜

• 纯素颜chún sù yánsee 素颜

Sounds the same

Read sù yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 素筵vegetarian feast; food offerings to Buddha