红帽子

紅帽子

hóngmàozi

noun #27,207

Measure Word

一顶红帽子 dǐng

Meanings

1 red hat
2 Red Hat (brand name)
3 political label used during Cultural Revolution

Characters

suffix for nouns

Examples

HSK 6

给人扣红帽子是文化大革命中的常见手段。

Gěi rén kòu hóngmàozi shì Wénhuà Dàgémìng zhōng de chángjiàn shǒuduàn.

Labeling people with political accusations was a common tactic during the Cultural Revolution.

HSK 7-9

他戴着一顶红帽子，很显眼。

Tā dài zhe yī dǐng hóngmàozi, hěn xiǎnyǎn.

He was wearing a red hat, very eye-catching.

Tips

culture

During the Cultural Revolution, 扣红帽子 (to slap a red hat on someone) meant to brand someone as a counter-revolutionary or class enemy. The phrase survives today as a metaphor for unfair political labeling.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

帽 mào

子 zǐ