红旗

紅旗

hóngqí

noun #31,379

Measure Word

一面红旗 miàn

Meanings

1 red flag
2 red banner (symbol of revolution / communism)
3 Hongqi (Chinese luxury car marque)

Characters

Examples

广场上飘扬着一面巨大的红旗。

Guǎngchǎng shàng piāoyáng zhe yī miàn jùdà de hóngqí.

A huge red flag flutters over the square.

他开的是一辆国产红旗轿车。

Tā kāi de shì yī liàng guóchǎn hóngqí jiàochē.

He drives a domestic Hongqi sedan.

Tips

culture

红旗 carries strong revolutionary symbolism — the flag of the CCP and the PRC. It also names 红旗 (Hongqi), the state-owned luxury car brand founded in 1958, traditionally used for parade limos that ferry top leaders past 天安门 (Tiananmen) on October 1.

usage

Measure word for the flag itself is 面 (miàn): 一面红旗. For the car, use 辆 (liàng): 一辆红旗.

In Pop Culture

红旗H9 Hóngqí H jiǔ

Hongqi H9

Flagship sedan from China's Hongqi marque, often compared to the Rolls-Royce Phantom and used as a state limo.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

旗 qí