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红

hóng · hong/Hóng · hong

Traditional 紅

HSK 2

Meaning

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hóng 紅

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

Hóng 紅

  1. surname Hong
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The red lantern

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)灯笼(dēnglóng)真(zhēn)红(hóng)！

    Look, that lantern is so red!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，过年(guònián)的(de)时候(shíhou)，家家(jiājiā)都(dōu)挂(guà)红(hóng)灯笼(dēnglóng)。

    Yes, at New Year every home hangs red lanterns.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)红(hóng)的(de)！

    I want to buy a red one too!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)！哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)钱(qián)，脸(liǎn)都(dōu)红(hóng)了(le)。

    OK! Oh no, I did not bring money. My face is red already.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)。你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)比(bǐ)灯笼(dēnglóng)还(hái)红(hóng)！

    No problem, my treat. Your face is redder than the lantern!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)看(kàn)那(nà)座(zuò)红(hóng)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)。

Please look at that red-roofed house.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by aliene · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

秋(qiū)日(rì)里(lǐ)，整(zhěng)座(zuò)山(shān)都(dōu)红(hóng)了(le)。

The whole mountain turns red in autumn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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