Definition
血红 is an attributive adjective (属性词) meaning 'blood red' — a vivid, literary color that can only be used before a noun (e.g. 血红的夕阳 'blood-red sunset'), not as a predicate (you cannot say *夕阳血红). It's more intense and figurative than 红, often carrying a dramatic or emotional tone.
attr.
blood red (attributive only)
Examples
- 血红。xiě de xīyáng rǎn hóng le bàn biān tiān.The blood-red sunset dyed half the sky red.
- ，血红。Tā zuǐchún dòng de fā zǐ, jīhū chéng le xiě sè.His lips were frozen purple, almost turning blood-red.
- 血红。Yí miàn xiě de qízhì zài fēng zhōng piāoyáng.A blood-red flag fluttered in the wind.
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