红心 (gōng) — bull's eye (center of a target); loyal heart (devoted to the revolution or the Party); red heart (as a symbol)
Definition
Literally 'red heart.' Most often the bull's-eye on a target, but in political language it means a loyal heart devoted to the Party or revolution — a fixed collocation, not 'a red-colored heart.'
noun
bull's eye (center of a target)loyal heart (devoted to the revolution or the Party)red heart (as a symbol)
Examples
- 红心。Tā yí jiàn shè zhòng le gōng.He shot an arrow and hit the bull's eye.
- 红心。Lǎo yí bèi gé mìng jiā dōu yǒu yì kē gōng.The older generation of revolutionaries all have a loyal heart.
- 红心。Tā zài xìn fēng shàng huà le yí gè gōng.She drew a red heart on the envelope.
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