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Usage note

表示色。

hóng biǎo shì hóng sè。

红 means red.

Context note

常用于颜色、衣服和节日。

hóng cháng yòng yú yán sè 、 yī fu hé jié rì。

It is often used with colors, clothes, and festivals.

5 examples

她穿衣服。
tā chuān hóng yī fu。
She wears red clothes.
苹果是的。
píng guǒ shì hóng de。
The apple is red.
灯亮了。
hóng dēng liàng le。
The red light is on.
这里有色的花。
zhè lǐ yǒu hóng sè de huā。
There are red flowers here.
春节时常见色。
chūn jié shí cháng jiàn hóng sè。
Red is common during Spring Festival.

5 mini stories

孩子喜欢色的气球。
hái zi xǐ huan hóng sè de qì qiú。
The child likes red balloons.
老师让大家找色的东西。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā zhǎo hóng sè de dōng xī。
The teacher asked everyone to find red things.
灯亮起,车停下来。
hóng dēng liàng qǐ, chē tíng xià lái。
The red light turned on, and the car stopped.
她买了一条围巾。
tā mǎi le yì tiáo hóng wéi jīn。
She bought a red scarf.
节日里到处都是色。
jié rì lǐ dào chù dōu shì hóng sè。
Red is everywhere during the festival.

Mini dialogue

喜欢红色

A
你最喜欢什么颜色?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme yánsè?
What color do you like most?
B
我最喜欢色。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān hóngsè.
I like red the most.

红苹果

A
这个苹果给你。
Zhège hóng píngguǒ gěi nǐ.
This red apple is for you.
B
谢谢你,苹果真甜!
Xièxiè nǐ, hóng píngguǒ zhēn tián!
Thank you, the red apple is so sweet!

Related words and contrasts

similar
红色
hóng sè
red color

Noun form of the color red

related
粉红
fěn hóng
pink

A lighter shade of red

contrast
绿
green

A contrasting color often paired with red

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