Chinese Conversation · Level 75
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Chinese word
潮红
Pronunciation
Pinyincháo hóng
Meaning
- verbflush
Example
见到他，她的脸潮红了。jiàn dào tā tā de liǎn cháo hóng le
When she saw him, her face flushed.
More examples
她一想到那件尴尬的事，立刻潮红。tā yì xiǎng dào nà jiàn gān gà de shì lì kè cháo hóng
She flushed immediately when she thought of that embarrassing matter.
Core concept
A visible wave of red spreads across the face or skin as emotion, heat, or a bodily change takes effect.
Common phrases
羞得潮红xiū de cháo hóng
flush from embarrassment
听到夸奖就潮红tīng dào kuā jiǎng jiù cháo hóng
flush at praise
Similar words
脸红liǎn hóng: The face turns red from embarrassment or nervousness.
发红fā hóng: The skin or an object becomes red or takes on a red color.
泛红fàn hóng: A faint redness spreads across the skin or a surface and becomes noticeable.
红起来hóng qǐ lái: Begin to turn red suddenly.
Definition in Chinese
指脸部或皮肤出现明显的红色潮涨状变化，常见于羞涩、激动或生理性发热，也可用于描述由药物或内分泌因素引起的潮红症状。zhǐ liǎn bù huò pí fū chū xiàn míng xiǎn de hóng sè cháo zhǎng zhuàng biàn huà cháng jiàn yú xiū sè jī dòng huò shēng lǐ xìng fā rè yě kě yòng yú miáo shù yóu yào wù huò nèi fēn mì yīn sù yín qǐ de cháo hóng zhèng zhuàng
Word origin
潮 (cháo, "tide") + 红 (hóng, "red") forms a picture of redness surging over the skin, which explains the word's use for a visible flush.
Usage tips
- English speakers often link facial redness mainly with embarrassment, but this Chinese word also fits heat, medication, and hormonal changes, so context identifies the cause.
Other meanings
- blushnoun
- feel flushedverb
Opposites
- 脸色发白liǎn sè fā báiturn paleverb