红色hóng sèred (color)
红色 (hóng sè) means "red" as a color, and CEDICT also lists the sense "revolutionary." In everyday speech it names the color of things, often with 的 before a noun, as in 红色的衣服 (red clothes), or after 是 to say what color something is.
What does 红色 mean?
- 1.
red (color)noun
- 2.
revolutionaryadjective
What do the characters in 红色 mean?
- 红red
- 色color
How do you use 红色?
红色 often takes 的 before a noun, and 是红色的 can say what color something is.
What are some examples of 红色 in a sentence?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.