黑色其實不是一種顏色，而是一種沒有顏色的狀態。

In reality black is not a color; it is the absence of color.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 黑色 hēisè black
2 其實 qíshí actually; in fact; really
=3 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=3 不是 bùshi fault; blame
4 一種 yīzhǒng one kind of; one type of
=5 顏色 yánsè
  1. color
  2. countenance
  3. appearance
  4. facial expression
  5. pigment
  6. dyestuff
=5 顏色 yánshai pigment
6 而是 érshì rather
7 一種 yīzhǒng one kind of; one type of
8 沒有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
=9 顏色 yánsè
  1. color
  2. countenance
  3. appearance
  4. facial expression
  5. pigment
  6. dyestuff
=9 顏色 yánshai pigment
=10 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 狀態 zhuàngtài condition; state; state of affairs

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