红包
hóng bāoㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠ
Sino-Vietnamese: HỒNG BAO
Traditional: 紅包
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(noun)
money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe
Used with 发 (give) and 收 (receive); 抢红包 is grabbing digital red envelopes.
Examples
春节的时候孩子们都收到红包。
chūn jié de shí hòu hái zi men dōu shōu dào hóng bāo.
At Spring Festival all the children get red envelopes.
老板给每个员工发了红包。
lǎo bǎn gěi měi gè yuán gōng fā le hóng bāo.
The boss gave every employee a red envelope.
医生不能收病人的红包。
yī shēng bù néng shōu bìng rén de hóng bāo.
Doctors mustn't accept money from patients.
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Stroke order
HỒNG · 6 strokes
surname Hong
BAO · 5 strokes
surname Bao