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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.

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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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red — Having a colour like the skin of a ripe tomato.