红 (hóng) — red (color); popular, in vogue

Definition

As an adjective, 红 has two uses: the color red, and informally 'popular, in vogue' (e.g. a hit song). For the color, 红色 is the noun form; 红 is the adjective you put before a noun like 红的.

adjective

red (color)popularin vogue

Easily confused

经jīnglook-aliketo pass through; to go through (a place, time, or experience)
左zuǒlook-alikeleft (direction, side)
扛kánglook-aliketo lift (a heavy object) with both hands, often over one's shoulder
练liànlook-aliketo practice, to train (a skill)

Examples

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Tā chuān le yí jiàn hóng sè de qún zi.
She wore a red dress.
红。
Zhè shǒu gē xiàn zài hěn hóng.
This song is very popular now.
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hóng Sè zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng dài biǎo hǎo yùn.
The color red represents good luck in Chinese culture.

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