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通红

通紅
tōnghóng
adjective HSK 6 #23,781

Meanings

  1. 1 bright red; flushed; glowing red

Characters

通
tōng
through; thoroughly; entirely
红
hóng
red
Thoroughly red — bright red all over.

Examples

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。
Lú huǒ shāo de tōnghóng.
The furnace fire burned bright red.
孩子冻得手通红。
Háizi dòng de shǒu tōnghóng.
The child's hands were red from the cold.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

通 tōng
红 hóng