amber in Chinese
amber in Chinese is 琥珀 — amber means a hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
amber in Chinese
琥珀
Pronounced: hǔ pò
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]
What does "amber" mean?
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noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
"She bought a ring set with a small piece of amber."
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noun A yellowish-orange colour, like that of the resin.
"The autumn leaves turned from green to a deep amber."
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noun The middle light of a traffic signal, signalling drivers to stop if it is safe to do so.
"The driver braked gently when the lights changed to amber."
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adj Of a brownish-yellow colour.
"The cat stared at us with amber eyes."
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amber in a sentence
- She bought a ring set with a small piece of amber.
- Beads of amber washed up on the beach after the storm.
- The autumn leaves turned from green to a deep amber.
- He painted the bedroom walls in a soft amber.
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What is "amber" in Chinese?
"amber" in Chinese is 琥珀. amber means: A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
How do you pronounce 琥珀?
"amber" in Chinese is 琥珀, pronounced "hǔ pò".
How do you use "amber" in a sentence?
Example: "She bought a ring set with a small piece of amber." In Chinese, "amber" is 琥珀.
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