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红色
hóngsè
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- pinyin
- hóngsè
- simplified
- 红色
- traditional
- 紅色
1 · noun
Having a colour like the skin of a ripe tomato.
具有类似成熟番茄外皮的颜色的。
Red can directly modify a noun; Chinese allows 红纸 or 红色的纸.
We chose red paper for the lantern.
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我们选了红色的纸来做灯笼。
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