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脸色

liǎn sè

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 臉色

脸色 (liǎn sè) means "complexion; look". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 脸色 means

1. complexion
2. look

The characters in 脸色

• 脸liǎnface
• 色sècolor; look; appearance

Example sentences

• 你脸色苍白。
  You are pale.
• 他吓得脸色发白。
  Tā xià de liǎnsè fābái.
  He turned pale with fright.
• 他看到我脸色变了。
  Tā kàn dào wǒ liǎnsè biàn le.
  He saw my expression change.
• 他的脸色变得十分苍白。
  Tā de liǎnsè biànde shífēn cāngbái.
  His face turned pale.
• 他病了，所以脸色显得苍白。
  He's pale because he's sick.
• 你脸色看起来好苍白。你没事吧？
  You look very pale. Are you OK?

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