红彤彤

紅彤彤
hóngtōngtōng
adjective #97,071

Meanings

  1. 1 bright red
  2. 2 glowing red
  3. 3 red as fire

Examples

HSK 5
Xiǎogūniang de liǎn dòng de hóngtōngtōng de.
The little girl's face was bright red from the cold.
HSK 6
Guònián de shíhou, jiājiāhùhù ménkǒu dōu guà zhe hóngtōngtōng de dēnglong.
At New Year, bright red lanterns hang outside every door.

Tips

grammar
One of the colour + BB adjectives, like 绿油油, 白花花 and 黑乎乎. The doubled syllable already means "very", so no 很 goes in front, and it usually takes 的 after it.
usage
Usually said hóngtōngtōng. Careful standard Mandarin can keep the tone of 彤 "red" and say hóngtóngtóng; both are heard.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
彤 tóng