How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: colours and shapes

Red, blue, round, square, wooden, metal: colours, shapes and materials in Traditional Chinese for describing an object.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Colours, shapes and materials”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
角度	angleFigure formed by two intersecting lines, in geometry
拱形	arch
黑色	black
藍色	blue
鮮豔	bright
青銅	bronze
酒紅色	burgundy
厚紙板	cardboard
中心	centre
顏色	colour
混凝土	concrete
軟木	cork
棉布	cotton
十字形	cross
邊緣	edge
易碎	fragile
玻璃	glass
鐵	iron
象牙色	ivory
鉛	lead
皮革	leather
淺色	light
線條	line
材質	material
霧面	mattWithout shine
海軍藍	navy blue
橙色	orange
平行	parallel
素色	plain
紅色	red
邊	side
銀	silverThe metal
堅固	solid
球體	sphere
鋼	steel
石頭	stone
稻草	straw
尖端	tip
白色	white
黃色	yellow

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
合金	alloy
竹子	bamboo
磚	brick
棕色	brown
陶瓷	ceramic
色彩繽紛	colourful
深紅色	crimson
圓柱體	cylinder
緻密	dense
對角線	diagonal
細長	elongated
柔韌	flexible
漸層	gradient
花崗岩	granite
六角形	hexagon
中空	hollow
輪廓	outline
橢圓形	oval
淡色	pale
瓷器	porcelain
紫色	purple
角錐體	pyramid
長方形	rectangle
樹脂	resin
橡膠	rubber
鐵鏽	rust
色澤	shade
銀色	silverThe colour
板岩	slate
螺旋	spiral
有彈性	stretchy
色調	tint
透明	transparent
三角形	triangle
鋅	zinc

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
吸水	absorbent
稜角分明	angular
斑駁	dappled
拱起	domed
暗淡	dull
褪色	faded
毛氈	felt
扁平	flattened
螢光	fluorescent
卡其色	khaki
延展性佳	malleable
尼龍	nylon
粉彩	pastel
保麗龍	polystyrene
多孔	porous
可回收	recyclable
鮮紅色	scarlet
閃爍	shimmering
有斑點	speckled
不生鏽	stainless
鈦	titanium
扭轉	twisted
雙色	two tone
防水	waterproof
柳條編織	wicker

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.