红

Red in Chinese: 红 (hóng)

hóng

red

HSK 2Traditional: 紅2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1red
  2. 2popular
  3. 3revolutionary
  4. 4bonus

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红

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄥˊ

hóng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

红

Simplified

紅

Traditional

Example sentences

See 红 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她脸红了。

    tā liǎn hóng le。

    Her face turned red.

  • 你脸红了。

    nǐ liǎn hóng le。

    You are blushing.

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Related words

红色

hóng sè

red (color)

红茶

hóng chá

black tea

红酒

hóng jiǔ

red wine

红包

hóng bāo

money wrapped in red as a gift

通红

tōng hóng

very red

分红

fēn hóng

dividend

红灯

hóng dēng

red light

红火

hóng huǒ

prosperous

红润

hóng rùn

ruddy

红薯

hóng shǔ

sweet potato

红眼

hóng yǎn

to become infuriated

眼红

yǎn hóng

to covet

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