红牌 (hóng pái) — red card (sports)
Definition
A red card shown by a referee to send a player off the field. The 黄牌 is only a warning — 红牌 means the player is expelled from the match.
noun
red card (sports)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 红牌。Cái pàn gěi le tā yì hóng pái.The referee gave him a red card.
- 红牌，。Rú guǒ qiú yuán bèi fá hóng pái, tā bì xū lì jí lí kāi qiú chǎng.If a player is shown a red card, he must leave the field immediately.
- 红牌。Nà ge fàn guī dòng zuò ràng tā chī dào le hóng pái.That foul move earned him a red card.
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