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HSK
Red Cross
lipstick
Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
to become popular overnight
vermilion
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
sickle-cell anemia
REDnote (Chinese social networking platform)
dividend / to award a bonus
HSK 7-9
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
traffic light / traffic signal
infrared spectrum
Little Red Riding Hood
pink
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
HSK 4
vermilion
HSK 7-9
infrared (ray)
to hit the big time
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
red (color) / revolutionary
HSK 2
Lycopene
to redden
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
to win instant success (idiom) / to become an instant hit
red autumnal leaves
lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers
red carpet
red carpet
blood orange
cranberry
to blush
Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹, one of the four great novels
red lotus
Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
to become suddenly popular
kind of Chinese wine
to turn red / to blush / to flush
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
(bird species of China) Asian rosy finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
red flag / CL:
ruddy / rosy / florid
HSK 7-9
Red Sea
(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海)
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
pink
Red Square (in Moscow)
erythrocyte / red blood cell
whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 紅名單|红名单 and 黑名單|黑名单
to be on the verge of tears
scarlet (color)
an expensive type of oolong tea
red brick clay
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
chard (Beta vulgaris)
red phosphorus
brilliant red
to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
Dian Hong tea
success across the board / victory in everything one touches
scarlet / bright red
bright-colored / garish
red shift (astronomy)
crimson
red wine
HSK 3
red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color / fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
rosy
matchmaker
Red Bull (energy drink)
black tea / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 3
Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan
(biochemistry) heme / (Tw) hemoglobin
young Chinese cyber-nationalists
infrared ray
red light
HSK 7-9
close female friend / confidante
red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret
printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
to turn red (in the face) / to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
red bean paste
copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜
Red Detachment of Women, revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs
bright red
red-light district
(mineralogy) carnelian
weddings and funerals
rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex
red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers

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