红色 hóngsè red (color)
red (color); revolutionary
How to remember 红色: 红 red + 色 color = red (color).
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How it is used
- The color red as a noun - 红色的车 (hóngsè de chē) a red car.
- 色 marks it as a color noun; bare 红 (hóng) serves as the adjective and appears in compounds like 红茶, 红包.
- Culturally red signals luck and celebration; it can also carry 'revolutionary/communist' overtones in political contexts.
Example sentences
- 她穿了一条红色的裙子。 Tā chuān le yītiáo hóngsè de qúnzi.She wore a red dress.
- 他把他的自行车刷成红色。 Tā bǎ tā de zìxíngchē shuāchéng hóngsè.He painted his bicycle red.