掉 色

diào sèdictionary entry

to lose color / to fade / also pr. [diào shǎi]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

掉色掉色 [diao4 se4] /to lose color/to fade/also pr. [diao4 shai3]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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掉
diào
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
色
sè
color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex
shǎi
(coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

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