血红 (xiě) — blood red (attributive only)
Definition
Literally 'blood red', this is a literary color word for a deep, vivid red — used in writing more than everyday speech, and almost always attributively (血红 + noun).
adjective
blood red (attributive only)
Examples
- 血红。xiě De xī yáng rǎn hóng le bàn biān tiān.The blood-red sunset dyed half the sky red.
- ，血红。Tā zuǐ chún dòng dé fā zǐ, jī hū chéng le xiě sè.His lips were frozen purple, almost turning blood-red.
- 血红。Yí miàn xiě de qí zhì zài fēng zhōng piāo yáng.A blood-red flag fluttered in the wind.
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