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脸红

liǎn hóng · lian hong

Traditional 臉紅

Meaning

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  1. to blush
  2. to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
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Why is your face red?

  1. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)脸红(liǎnhóng)了(le)？

    Huh? Why are you blushing?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，是(shì)太阳(tàiyang)太(tài)大(dà)。

    No, it's just the strong sun.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)晚上(wǎnshang)啊(a)！

    It's night now!

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，刚才(gāngcái)老师(lǎoshī)夸(kuā)我(wǒ)了(le)，我(wǒ)一(yī)听(tīng)就(jiù)脸红(liǎnhóng)。

    Okay, the teacher just praised me, and I blush whenever I hear that.

  5. Dengdeng

    夸(kuā)得(de)好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)也(yě)夸(kuā)你(nǐ)一(yī)句(jù)吧(ba)：你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)很(hěn)帅(shuài)。

    Well deserved! I'll praise you too: you look handsome today.

  6. Liangliang

    别(bié)说(shuō)了(le)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)脸红(liǎnhóng)了(le)！

    Stop, I'm blushing again!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲍(bào)伯(bó)非(fēi)常(cháng)胆(dǎn)小(xiǎo)，和(hé)女(nǚ)生(shēng)聊(liáo)天(tiān)时(shí)会(huì)脸(liǎn)红(hóng)。

Bob is very timid and blushes when chatting with girls.

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

02

他(tā)脸(liǎn)红(hóng)了(le)，不(bù)知(zhī)该(gāi)怎(zěn)么(me)接(jiē)近(jìn)她(tā)。

He's turning red, because he doesn't know how to approach her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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