Definition
红脸 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to blush' or 'to get angry/flush with anger'. The two characters can split: you can insert 了, 过, or other elements between them (e.g., 红了脸 'blushed', 红过脸 'have had a falling-out'). It also refers to the red-face role in Peking opera (a noun sense not covered by this verb-object entry).
v.o.
to blush (face turns red from shyness or embarrassment)to get angryto flush with anger
Examples
- 。Tā hàixiū de hóng le liǎn.He blushed from shyness.
- 。Tāmen liǎ cónglái méi hóng guo liǎn.The two of them have never had a quarrel.
- ，。Tā zhège rén ài hóng liǎn, yì shuōhuà jiù liǎn hóng.He blushes easily — his face turns red as soon as he speaks.
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