HSK · Level 67
75 words
Chinese word
通红
Pronunciation
Pinyintōng hóng
Meaning
- adjectivebright red
Example
她跑完步，脸都通红了。tā pǎo wán bù liǎn dōu tōng hóng le
Her face was bright red after she finished running.
More examples
听到这个好消息，他高兴得脸上通红了。tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xī tā gāo xìng de liǎn shàng tōng hóng le
His face turned bright red with happiness when he heard this good news.
Core concept
A surface turns vividly red across a noticeable area, usually for a short time as the body or emotions react.
Common phrases
脸上通红liǎn shàng tōng hóng
a bright red face
双颊通红shuāng jiá tōng hóng
bright red cheeks
脸色通红liǎn sè tōng hóng
a bright red complexion
Similar words
红hóng: Having the color of red.
发红fā hóng: Partly red in the skin or face, with redness beginning to appear.
红润hóng rùn: Having a gentle, rosy color in the skin that suggests natural health.
Definition in Chinese
表示皮肤或面部明显变成红色，多为一时的生理或情绪反应，带有程度和全体性的含义。biǎo shì pí fū huò miàn bù míng xiǎn biàn chéng hóng sè duō wèi yì shí de shēng lǐ huò qíng xù fǎn yìng dài yǒu chéng dù hé quán tǐ xìng de hán yì
Word origin
通 (tōng, "throughout") + 红 (hóng, "red") combines the idea of complete coverage with the color red, forming a vivid description of visibly widespread redness.
Usage tips
- For everyday narration, English red-faced often suggests embarrassment, but this word also describes redness from exercise, heat, cold, or fever, so the cause supplies the context.
Other meanings
- reddenedadjective
- flushedadjective
Opposites
- 苍白cāng báipaleadjective