(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

Examples

  • Tā chuān le yí jiàn hóng sè de qún zi.
    She wore a red dress.
  • Zhè shǒu gē xiàn zài hěn hóng.
    This song is very popular now.
  • 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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