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鲜艳 (xiān yàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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鲜艳 (xiān yàn): Brightly coloured (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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鲜艳 consists of 2 characters.

fresh; new; rare; delicious

bright, colorful, gorgeous

How to Use 鲜艳 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 鲜艳 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith格外

gé格

wài外

xiān鲜

yàn艳

neutral

exceptionally bright

Adjective + Nounwith花朵

xiān鲜

yàn艳

de的

huā花

duǒ朵

Subject + Adjectivewith颜色

yán颜

sè色

xiān鲜

yàn艳

Idiomwith夺目

xiān鲜

yàn艳

duó夺

mù目

Example Sentences with 鲜艳

zhè这

duǒ朵

huā花

hěn很

xiān鲜

yàn艳

。

neutral

bright flowers

neutral

bright-colored

formal

Written

dazzlingly bright

This flower is very bright.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

de的

sè色

cǎi彩

guò过

yú于

xiān鲜

yàn艳

，

yǔ与

kè客

tīng厅

de的

jiǎn简

yuē约

fēng风

gé格

bú不

tài太

xié协

tiáo调

。

The colors in this painting are too bright and do not coordinate well with the minimalist style of the living room.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

wǎn晚

yàn宴

shàng上

，

tā她

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

yì一

tiáo条

yán颜

sè色

xiān鲜

yàn艳

dàn但

jiǎn剪

cái裁

yōu优

yǎ雅

de的

lǐ礼

fú服

。

At the formal dinner party, she chose a brightly colored yet elegantly tailored gown.

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tā她

chuān穿

le了

yī一

jiàn件

xiān鲜

yàn艳

de的

hóng红

qún裙

zi子

。

She wore a bright red dress.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

jiàn件

T

t恤

xù的

de颜

yán

rè热

dài带

yú鱼

zài在

shān珊

hú瑚

jiāo礁

jiān间

yóu游

dòng

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

de的

huā

wèi为

le了

xī吸

yǐn引

gù顾

kè客

，

zhè这

jiā家

xīn

色

sè鲜

xiān艳

yàn吗

，

ma适

shì合

hé搭

dā配

pèi深

shēn色

sè牛

niú仔

zǎi裤

kù吗

？

Do you think the color of this T-shirt is bright enough to pair with dark blue jeans?

动

，

tā它

men们

xiān鲜

yàn艳

de的

lín鳞

piàn片

zài在

yáng阳

guāng光

xià下

shǎn闪

shǎn闪

fā发

guāng光

。

Tropical fish swim among the coral reefs, their brightly colored scales shimmering in the sunlight.

花

duǒ朵

kāi开

dé得

gé格

wài外

xiān鲜

yàn艳

。

Spring has arrived, and the flowers in the park are blooming exceptionally brightly.

新

kāi开

de的

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

shǐ使

yòng用

le了

xiān鲜

yàn艳

de的

chéng橙

sè色

zuò作

wéi为

zhǔ主

sè色

diào调

。

To attract customers, this newly opened café uses a bright orange as its main color scheme.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鲜艳.

Words with 鲜

新鲜xīn xiānHSK 3
保鲜bǎo xiān
海鲜hǎi xiān
鲜明xiān míng
鲜活xiān huó
鲜美xiān měi
鲜花xiān huā
鲜血xiān xuè

Words with 艳

艳丽yàn lì