maroon in Chinese
maroon in Chinese is 栗, 離開 — maroon means a dark brownish-red colour.
maroon in Chinese
栗
Pronounced: lì
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
栗
Pronounced: lì
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
離開
Pronounced: lí kāi
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
What does "maroon" mean?
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adj A dark brownish-red colour.
"She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours."
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verb To strand someone in a remote or isolated place, leaving them unable to get away.
"The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after the shipwreck."
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noun Historically, an enslaved person who escaped and formed independent communities, especially in the Caribbean and the Americas, or their descendants.
"Maroon communities in Jamaica successfully resisted colonial forces for generations."
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maroon in a sentence
- She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours.
- The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after the shipwreck.
- A flat tyre left them marooned on the motorway for hours.
- Maroon communities in Jamaica successfully resisted colonial forces for generations.
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What is "maroon" in Chinese?
"maroon" in Chinese is 栗, 離開. maroon means: A dark brownish-red colour.
How do you pronounce 栗?
"maroon" in Chinese is 栗, pronounced "lì".
How do you use "maroon" in a sentence?
Example: "She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours." In Chinese, "maroon" is 栗, 離開.
Are there other ways to say "maroon" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "maroon": 栗, 離開.
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