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朱红

朱红 (zhū hóng): Vermilion / cinnabar red (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

朱红 consists of 2 characters.

vermilion; cinnabar red

Word Info

Pinyinzhū hóng

MeaningVermilion / cinnabar red

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word朱红

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 朱红.

Words with 红

红色hóng sèHSK 2
红茶hóng cháHSK 2
红绿灯hóng-lǜ dēngHSK 3
红包hóng bāoHSK 4
西红柿xī hóng shìHSK 4
分红fēn hóngHSK 6
眼红yǎn hóngHSK 7-9
红利hóng lìHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 朱红 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 朱红 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

zhū朱

hóng红

dà大

mén门

neutral

vermilion gate

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

neutral

vermilion color

zhū朱

hóng红

de的

gōng宫

qiáng墙

formal

Verb + Complementwith涂上

tú涂

shàng上

zhū朱

hóng红

4.

Example Sentences with 朱红

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

shì是

zhū朱

hóng红

sè

Written

vermilion palace walls

neutral

paint with vermilion

色

de的

。

This apple is vermilion.

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

miào庙

de的

dà大

mén门

bèi被

tú涂

shàng上

le了

zhuāng庄

zhòng重

de的

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

。

The main gate of this ancient temple was painted with a solemn vermilion color.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

miàn面

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

de的

qiáng墙

bì壁

guò过

yú于

xiān鲜

yàn艳

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this vermilion wall is too bright?

tā她

chuān穿

le了

yī一

jiàn件

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

de的

qún裙

zi子

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

fēi非

cháng常

piào漂

liàng亮

。

She wore a vermilion dress and looked very beautiful.

tā他

yuán原

běn本

xiǎng想

mǎi买

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

de的

chē车

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

gèng更

dī低

diào调

de的

hēi黑

sè色

。

He originally wanted to buy a vermilion car, but ultimately chose a more low-key black one.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

yǐ以

zhū朱

hóng红

wéi为

zhǔ主

sè色

diào调

，

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

hōng烘

tuō托

chū出

xǐ喜

qìng庆

de的

fēn氛

wéi围

。

This painting uses vermilion as the main color tone, skillfully highlighting a festive atmosphere.

xī夕

yáng阳

xī西

xià下

shí时

，

tiān天

kōng空

bèi被

rǎn染

chéng成

le了

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

，

měi美

dé得

lìng令

rén人

xīn心

zuì醉

。

When the sun sets, the sky is dyed vermilion, a beauty that intoxicates the heart.

wǒ我

jiàn建

yì议

yòng用

zhū朱

hóng红

sè色

de的

sī丝

dài带

bāo包

zhuāng装

zhè这

fèn份

lǐ礼

wù物

，

xiǎn显

de得

gèng更

jīng精

zhì致

。

I suggest using vermilion ribbon to wrap this gift; it will look more exquisite.