hóngsè

红色

HSK 2Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional紅色

red color; revolutionary

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

the color red

The basic, literal meaning referring to the specific color.

Tā她
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
hóng红
sè色
de的
qún裙
zi子
 。

Her favorite dress is red.

Hóng红
sè色
hé和
huáng黄
sè色
hùn混
hé合
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
chéng橙
sè色
 。

Mixing red and yellow makes orange.

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Jiāo交
tōng通
dēng灯
biàn变
hóng红
sè色
shí时
 ,
chē车
liàng辆
bì必
xū须
tíng停
xià下
 。

Vehicles must stop when the traffic light turns red.

2.

adjective

revolutionary; politically progressive; red

formal

Attribute word, often used in political contexts to symbolize revolution, communism, or high political consciousness.

Hóng红
jūn军
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
Gòng共
chǎn产
dǎng党
lǐng领
dǎo导
xià下
de的
gé革
mìng命
wǔ武
zhuāng装
lì力
liàng量
 。

The Red Army was the revolutionary armed force under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
Kàng抗
Rì日
Zhàn战
Zhēng争
shí时
qī期
hóng红
sè色
gēn根
jù据
dì地
de的
gù故
shi事
 。

This film tells the story of the revolutionary base areas during the War of Resistance Against Japan.

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Tā他
chū出
shēn身
yú于
yī一
gè个
hóng红
sè色
jiā家
tíng庭
 。

He comes from a revolutionary family.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
chuán传
chéng承
hóng红
sè色
jī基
yīn因
 ,
hóng弘
yáng扬
gé革
mìng命
jīng精
shén神
 。

We must inherit the 'red gene' and promote the revolutionary spirit.