红扑扑 (hóng pū pū) — red and glowing; rosy; flushed (of cheeks)
Definition
Reduplicated adjective for a lively, glowing redness — usually of cheeks (from exercise, cold, or shyness). 比通红更生动, less neutral than 红润 (which implies healthy).
adjective
red and glowingrosyflushed (of cheeks)
Examples
- ，红扑扑。Tā pǎo wán bù, liǎn biàn de hóng pū pū de.After running, his face turned red and glowing.
- ，红扑扑。Tā hài xiū de shí hou, liǎn dàn biàn chéng hóng pū pū de.When she's shy, her cheeks become rosy.
- 红扑扑。Dōng tiān de hán fēng bǎ hái zi men de liǎn chuī dé hóng pū pū de.The cold winter wind made the children's faces flushed.
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