通红

通紅

tōnghóng

adjective HSK 6 #23,781

Meanings

Thoroughly red — bright red all over.

她的脸羞得通红。

Tā de liǎn xiū de tōnghóng.

Her face turned bright red from embarrassment.

他喝了酒，脸都通红了。

Tā hē le jiǔ, liǎn dōu tōnghóng le.

After drinking, his face turned bright red.

炉火烧得通红。

Lúhuǒ shāo de tōnghóng.

The furnace fire burned bright red.

孩子冻得手通红。

Háizi dòng deshǒu tōnghóng.

The child's hands were red from the cold.

usage

通 here acts as an intensifier meaning 'thoroughly/entirely.' This pattern exists with other colors too, though 通红 is by far the most common.

通 tōng

红 hóng