红 (hóng) means Red (popular - bonus). Below are 24 of the 31 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
她穿着一件 红 衣服。
Tā chuān zhe yí jiàn hóng yīfu.
She is wearing red clothes.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 红
红 灯是停车的信号。
Hóng dēng shì tíng chē de xìnhào.
A red light is the signal to stop.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 信号
路口设置了 红 绿灯。
Lùkǒu shèzhì le hónglǜdēng.
Traffic lights have been installed at the junction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 设置
朝霞映 红 了半边天。
Zhāoxiá yìng hóng le bàn biān tiān.
The morning glow reddened half the sky.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 霞
公司年底给员工分 红 。
Gōngsī niándǐ gěi yuángōng fēn hóng.
The company pays staff a bonus at the end of the year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分红
红 色在中国象征吉祥。
Hóngsè zài Zhōngguó xiàngzhēng jíxiáng.
Red symbolises good fortune in China.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吉祥
红 烧鱼是他的拿手菜。
Hóngshāo yú shì tā de náshǒu cài.
Braised fish is his speciality.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拿手
红 色是我最喜欢的颜色。
Hóngsè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yánsè.
Red is my favourite colour.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 颜色
她今天穿了一条 红 裙子。
Tā jīntiān chuān le yì tiáo hóng qúnzi.
She is wearing a red skirt today.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 裙子
西 红 柿炒鸡蛋是家常菜。
Xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn shì jiācháng cài.
Tomato and egg is a everyday home dish.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 西红柿
傍晚的天边出现了 红 霞。
Bàngwǎn de tiānbiān chūxiàn le hóng xiá.
Red clouds appeared on the evening horizon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 霞
门口悬挂着两只 红 灯笼。
Ménkǒu xuánguàzhe liǎng zhī hóng dēnglong.
Two red lanterns hang at the door.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悬挂
地图上的 红 色标记表示医院。
Dìtú shang de hóngsè biāojì biǎoshì yīyuàn.
The red marks on the map indicate hospitals.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 标记
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From the graded readers
我看见一件 红 色的衣服。
wǒ kànjiàn yíjiàn hóngsè de / dì yīfu.
I saw a red one.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
她的脸都 红 了，一直在喘气。
tā de / dì liǎn dōu hóng le / liǎo / liào, yìzhí zài chuǎn qì.
Her face was red and she was breathing hard.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
后来我看见一个老人在路口卖 红 薯。
hòulái wǒ kànjiàn yīgè lǎorén zài lù kǒu mài hóngshǔ.
Then I saw an old man selling sweet potatoes on the corner.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
他给了我一个热 红 薯，说：“拿着，路上冷。”
tā gěile wǒ yīgè rè hóngshǔ, shuō:" názhe, lùshang lěng."
He handed me a hot sweet potato and said, "Take it — it's cold out there."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
那天晚上我找到了火车站。可是我一直记得的，是那个 红 薯。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang wǒ zhǎodàole huǒchēzhàn. kěshì wǒ yìzhí jìde de / dì, shì nèigè hóngshǔ.
I found the station that night. But what I've remembered ever since is the sweet potato.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
From the travel phrasebook
红 appears in 31 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 红
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 红
How is 红 used in a sentence?
This page shows 31 sentences using 红 (hóng, "Red (popular - bonus)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 红 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 红 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 红 an HSK word?
Yes — 红 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 红?
The dictionary page for 红 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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