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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