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Red Cross
Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
traffic light / traffic signal
infrared spectrum
money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
HSK 4
infrared (ray)
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
red (color) / revolutionary
HSK 2
red autumnal leaves
red carpet
red carpet
blood orange
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)
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
red flag / CL:
ruddy / rosy / florid
HSK 7-9
Red Sea
(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海)
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
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
chard (Beta vulgaris)
red phosphorus
brilliant red
red shift (astronomy)
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
matchmaker
Red Bull (energy drink)
black tea / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 3
Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan
infrared ray
red light
HSK 7-9
close female friend / confidante
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
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
erythromycin
erythromycin
(bird species of China) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
red soil / laterite
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
femme fatale
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
red card (sports)
red line
mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)
chili oil
(northern dialects) red armband
"honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest
(bird species of China) Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni)
the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
(bird species of China) red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
(bird species of China) Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)
(bird species of China) chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
red tourism, focused on sites in China associated with the Communist Revolution
(bird species of China) red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
ruby
Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市|吴忠市, Ningxia
red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
pinkeye / envy / jealousy
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
(bird species of China) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
azuki bean; red bean
good luck
red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
tremendously popular for a while
lesser Panda / red panda / firefox
beet; beetroot / (dialect) carrot
erythropoietin (EPO)
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
bonus; dividend
redcurrant
red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
to blush / to turn red
(bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
home run (loanword) / a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

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