红色 (hóng sè) — red (color)

Definition

红色 is the noun for the color red (e.g. 我喜欢红色). 红 is the everyday adjective (红色的气球); 红扑扑 describes flushed cheeks, not the color as a noun.

noun
red (color)

Examples

  • 红色
    Wǒ xǐ huan hóng sè.
    I like red.
  • 红色
    Zhè dǐng mào zi shì hóng sè de.
    This hat is red.
  • 红色
    Nà ge hóng sè de qì qiú shì wǒ de.
    That red balloon is mine.

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