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红色

hóng sè · hong se

Traditional 紅色

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. red (color)
  2. revolutionary
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The red pen

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)红色(hóngsè)的(de)笔(bǐ)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a red pen?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，这(zhè)支(zhī)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    Yes, this one is red.

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)红色(hóngsè)，这(zhè)是(shì)粉色(fěnsè)的(de)。

    It is not red. This is pink.

  4. Liangliang

    粉色(fěnsè)和(hé)红色(hóngsè)差不多(chàbuduō)吧(ba)？

    Pink and red are about the same, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    差(chà)很多(hěnduō)！红色(hóngsè)是(shì)老师(lǎoshī)改(gǎi)作业(zuòyè)用(yòng)的(de)。

    Very different! Red is what teachers use to mark homework.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)有(yǒu)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)吗(ma)？

Do you have a red pencil?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)辆(liàng)红(hóng)色(sè)汽(qì)车(chē)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)了(le)蓝(lán)色(sè)面(miàn)包(bāo)车(chē)。

That red car hit the blue van.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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红
hóng

red; popular

色
sè

color; look

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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