Colors + School Supplies

颜色 /yán sè/

color

白色 /bái sè/

white

黑色 /hēi sè/

black

灰色 /huī sè/

grey/gray

红色 /hóng sè/

red

绿色 /lǜ sè/

green

蓝色 /lán sè/

blue

桔色 /jú sè/

orange

橙色 /chéng sè/

orange

紫色 /zǐ sè/

purple

粉红色 /fěnhóng sè/

pink

浅 /qiǎn/

light (add in front of any color except 红色 in make it light.

*only 红色 uses 粉 to make it pink)

个 /gè/

measure word for general objects, humans

支 /zhī/

measure word for long, round, cylindrical objects

*pencils, paint brushes, crayons

盒 /hé/

measure word for boxes

本 /běn/

measure word for books, dictionaries, magazines

把 /bǎ/

measure word for objects with a handle

书包 /shū bāo/

Backpack

Measure word: 个

毛笔 /máo bǐ./

Chinese Paint Brush

Measure word: 支

蜡笔 /là bǐ/

Crayon

Measure word: 支

铅笔 /qiān bǐ/

Pencil

Measure word: 支

铅笔盒 /qiān bǐ hé/

Pencil box

Measure word: 个/盒

橡皮擦 /xiàng pí cā/

Eraser

Measure word: 个

笔记本/练习本 /bǐ jì běn/ /liàn xí běn/

Notebook

Measure word: 本

课本 /kè běn/

Textbook

Measure word: 本

文件夹 /wén jiàn jiā/

Folder

Measure word: 个

尺子 /chǐ zi/

Ruler

Measure word: 把

*You could just say 尺 instead of 尺子

刀子 /dāo zi/

Knife

Measure word: 把

剪刀 /jiǎn dāo/

Scissors

Measure word: 把