蓝

lán

HSK 3

蓝 — lán

1. blue (color)

   天空是蓝色的。 tiānkōng shì lánsè de — The sky is blue.

2. indigo / woad plant (used to make blue dye)

   古代用蓝叶子提取染料。 gǔdài yòng lán yèzi tíqǔ rǎnliào — In ancient times indigo leaves were used to extract dye.

3. surname Lan

   蓝先生是我们的新同事。 lán xiānshēng shì wǒmen de xīn tóngshì — Mr. Lan is our new colleague.