how to pronounce цветной

/t͡svʲɪtˈnoj/

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цветной is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡s

vʲ

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An example use of цветной in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… цветами на тимура цветной такие яркие …”

meanings of цветной

noun:

A mixed-race person.
A non-European, a colored/coloured person.

adjective:

Colored/coloured.

цветной frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word цветной occurs in russian on average 18.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.