发红

發紅

fāhóng

verb #29,267

Meanings

1 to turn red; to redden
2 to blush; to flush

Characters

to emit; to become; to develop

Examples

HSK 5

皮肤被晒得发红，有点疼。

Pífū bèi shài de fāhóng, yǒudiǎn téng.

The skin turned red from the sun - it's a bit sore.

HSK 7-9

她被夸得脸发红了。

Tā bèi kuā de liǎn fāhóng le.

Her face turned red from being praised.

Tips

usage

发红 describes the process of something becoming red - skin, eyes, or cheeks. It can describe blushing, sunburn, irritation, or inflammation. Compare 变红, which simply means 'to change to red' without the physical cause implied by 发红.

Stroke Order

发 fā

红 hóng