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青銅 — meaning in English

qīng tóng

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English meaning

  • bronze noun A metal alloy, usually of copper and tin, used for statues, tools, and medals.
  • tan noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.

Senses

青銅 is used for these senses in English:

  • bronze (uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
  • bronze (countable, and, uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
  • tan Yellowish-brown.
  • tan A light, brown-like colour.

bronze — full definition

  1. noun A metal alloy, usually of copper and tin, used for statues, tools, and medals.
  2. noun A reddish-brown color, like that of the metal.
  3. noun A bronze medal, awarded for third place.
  4. verb To tan the skin, or to become tanned.

tan — full definition

  1. noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
  2. adj Yellowish-brown in colour, or having skin darkened by the sun.
  3. verb To develop a darker skin tone from sun exposure, or to turn animal hide into leather using tannic acid.

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