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How to Say ‘The red one’ in Traditional Chinese

紅色的

hóng sè de

[hóngsè de]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding 的 after a description turns it into "the ___ one", so you don't need to repeat the noun. Swap the color to get 藍色的 "the blue one" or 大的 "the big one".

Phrase Breakdown

紅色

hóng sè

[hóngsè]

red (color)

The color red; here referring to the team in red.

Example

紅色的龍舟很漂亮。

The red dragon boat is very pretty.

的

de

[de]

(nominalizing particle)

At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.

Example

這本書是新的。

This book is new.

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