Meaning:

    “彩色” means “color,” and “跑” means “run.” This term, which means “color run,” refers to a kind of running event introduced into China about two years ago. Inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, it often involves a 5-km paint race. The untimed event has no winners or prizes, but runners are showered with colored powder, made of food-grade corn starch, at stations along the run. It is popular all around the world in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and the UAE.

    Example:

    A: 上海今年不举行彩色跑了。

    Shànghǎi jīnnián bù jǔxíng cǎisèpǎo le。

    Shanghai has called off its color run event this year.

    B: 为什么？

    Wèishénme?

    Why?

    A: 因为台湾新北市八仙乐园发生“彩虹趴”粉尘爆炸事件后，彩色粉末的安全性引起了大家的警惕。

    Yīnwèi táiwān xīnběi shì bāxiān lèyuán fāshēng “cǎihóngpā” fěnchén bàozhà shìjiàn hòu, cǎisè fěnmò de ānquánxìng yǐnqǐ le dàjiā de jǐngtì。

    Because people are cautioned about the safety of the colored powder after a dust explosion took place at a rave party at Formosa Water Park in Taiwan’s New Taipei City.