"这是什么颜色？"

Translation: What color is this?

[StevenLem1]

"What is this colour." shoukd be allowed in this test.

[AngryNoot]

Cause that's not grammatically correct in english I guess

[rimoll]

What is this color

[radfox35]

This answer should also be accepted.

[Tomski93]

Literally, it's saying: "This is what colour." "This" is the subject, whereas "colour" is not. It's not asking with this colour is, it's asking what colour this is. I hope that helps. :-)

[Karoliina765050]

The meaning is the same.

[Peter519121]

I think you could structure "What is this color?" as 这个颜色是什么, making the color the subject. I think this is asking more about the color (e.g. the name of an unfamiliar color) than about an object. That was the distinction made in the post above.

[Alfie348421]

"It's not asking with this colour is," could you check your spelling before posting? Maybe you are right but as a half Chinese (cantonese though) I would say the phrase may have the two meanings depending on the context.

[migueljuradomj]

What is this color should be accepted.

[CharlesE780046]

5 months later and still not accepting what is this color. I don't think anyone looks at our reports.

[IsaasSosa2]

Which color is this?

[LouisFry]

WHAT IS THIS COLOR!? I lost my last health point and my answer was correct! -__-

[Minipulpe]

What role does 颜 play here?

[RemieSmith]

It means "color" or "colors" in this context, in conjunction with 色

[RichardMacKellar]

I'm trying to figure out if there is a difference between "What is this color?" and "What color is this?" I think there is a distinction in English. For example "this color" can only refer to the color, whereas "is this" refers to an object. So it could be What color is this (car)? for example. But it seems pretty nit picky.

[kim350579]

what is this colour is also correct

[mcs12345678910]

as above.Soooooo silly

[MayaPuspita]

How about, "What colour is it"?

[kim350579]

what colour is this is also correct

[Jol211649]

"What is this colour." is a correct answer. Where did you learn to speak english ? :)))

[RajasDaithankar]

@Jol - if I show you a car and want to know whether you think its a red car or a burgundy car; I'll ask you "What colour is this (car)?"; not "What is this colour?"
Where did YOU learn to speak Chinese?

[Jol211649]

Depending on the context RajasDaith. It can be both because the context is not clear here :)