zǒuhóng

走红

Word · VerbTraditional走紅

have good luck; become popular

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to have good luck; to be in luck

Often used to describe someone whose career or life is going smoothly, sometimes with the implication of being in the right place at the right time.

Zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
tā他
zhèng正
zǒu走
hóng红
 ,
bù步
bù步
gāo高
shēng升
 。

He has been having a run of good luck these past few years, rising steadily in his career.

Tā他
mǎi买
cǎi彩
piào票
zhòng中
le了
dà大
jiǎng奖
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
zǒu走
hóng红
le了
 。

He won the big prize in the lottery; he's really having a streak of good luck.

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Rén人
jia家
xiàn现
zài在
zhèng正
zǒu走
hóng红
 ,
wǒ我
men们
hái还
shì是
bú不
yào要
qù去
dǎ打
rǎo扰
le了
 。

He's really in luck right now, so we'd better not disturb him.

2.

verb

to become popular; to be in vogue; to sell well

Used for products, trends, celebrities, or artistic works that gain sudden popularity or widespread acceptance.

Yīn音
xiàng像
zhì制
pǐn品
kāi开
shǐ始
zǒu走
hóng红
 。

Audio and video products started to become popular.

Zhè这
wèi位
gē歌
shǒu手
qù去
nián年
kāi开
shǐ始
zǒu走
hóng红
 。

This singer started to become popular last year.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shè设
jì计
fēng风
gé格
zuì最
jìn近
hěn很
zǒu走
hóng红
 。

This design style has been very popular recently.

Nà那
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
xùn迅
sù速
zǒu走
hóng红
 。

That novel quickly went viral on the internet.