景色
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Meaning: scenery
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景色
景色 refers to the natural or scenic beauty of a place. It emphasizes visual appeal and the overall atmosphere of a landscape, often used to describe places of natural beauty or visually striking environments.
The character 景 (jǐng) originally meant 'scene' or 'view,' and later came to represent 'landscape' or 'scenery.' 色 (sè) means 'color' or 'appearance.' Together, they form a term that captures the aesthetic quality of a place’s visual elements.
景色 is commonly used in travel contexts, poetry, and descriptions of nature. It can also be part of idioms like 风景如画 (fēngjǐng rú huà), meaning 'the scenery is as beautiful as a painting.' It's a key term for describing the visual charm of a location in Chinese.
Example Sentences
西湖的景色真美。
The scenery of West Lake is really beautiful.
山区的景色让人流连忘返。
The scenery in the mountain area is so captivating that people don’t want to leave.