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橘红

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional橘紅

dried tangerine peel (medicine); reddish-orange color

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

dried tangerine peel (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

technical

Specifically refers to the dried outer peel of tangerines or similar citrus fruits, used medicinally to treat coughs and aid digestion.

Zhè这
fú服
yào药
lǐ里
xū需
yào要
jiā加
yī一
xiē些
jú橘
hóng红
 。

This prescription requires adding some dried tangerine peel.

Jú橘
hóng红
yǒu有
huà化
tán痰
zhǐ止
ké咳
de的
gōng功
xiào效
 。

Dried tangerine peel has the effect of dissolving phlegm and relieving coughs.

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Tā她
zài在
zhōng中
yào药
diàn店
mǎi买
le了
yī一
bāo包
jú橘
hóng红
 。

She bought a packet of dried tangerine peel at the traditional Chinese medicine shop.

2.

adjective

reddish-orange; tangerine-colored

Describes a color similar to the peel of a ripe tangerine or orange-red. Used for objects, clothing, light, etc.

Tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
jiàn件
jú橘
hóng红
sè色
de的
máo毛
yī衣
 。

She bought a reddish-orange sweater.

Xī夕
yáng阳
bǎ把
tiān天
kōng空
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
jú橘
hóng红
sè色
 。

The sunset dyed the sky a reddish-orange color.

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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
yòng用
le了
hěn很
duō多
jú橘
hóng红
de的
sè色
diào调
 。

This painting uses many reddish-orange tones.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
chē车
de的
yán颜
sè色
jiào叫
 “
huó活
lì力
jú橘
hóng红
 ”
 。

This car's color is called 'vibrant tangerine'.