朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 绦带 絛帶 tāo dài silk ribbon / silk braid 绦子 絛子 tāo zi silk ribbon or braid / lace or embroidery used for hemming syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 红丝带奖 紅絲帶獎 Red Ribbon Award 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 红十字与红新月国际大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 国际红十字大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu light silk / silk chiffon 𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 绯 緋 fēi dark red / purple silk syn 缙 縉 jìn red silk syn 綅 qīn red silk crest of helmet 綪 qiàn dark red color (of silk product) 披红 披紅 pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor 𬘬 綪 qiàn dark red color (of silk product) 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 丝带 絲帶 sī dài ribbon 剪彩 jiǎn cǎi to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) 彩带 彩帶 cǎi dài colored ribbon / streamer / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 缎带 緞帶 duàn dài ribbon 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 缨 纓 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon syn 绂 紱 fú ribbon for a seal / sash syn 并卷机 併捲機 bìng juǎn jī ribbon lap machine 印绶 印綬 yìn shòu sealed ribbon fastening correspondence (in former times) 帽箍儿 帽箍兒 mào gū r the ribbon around a cap 花结 花結 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric 机械化浮桥 jī xiè huà fú qiáo motorized pontoon bridge (generic) / ribbon bridge (US) 白丝带运动 白絲帶運動 bái sī dài yùn dòng White Ribbon Campaign 剪䌽 剪綵 jiǎn cǎi to cut the ribbon (at an opening) 彩练 彩練 cǎi liàn colored ribbon syn 带状电缆 帶狀電纜 dài zhuàng diàn lǎn ribbon cable 红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) syn 火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 红曲 紅曲 hóng qū 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 茜 qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn 赤壁 chì bì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei / Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208 火斑鸠 火斑鳩 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red collared dove / red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (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) 红十字会与红新月会国际联合会 紅十字會與紅新月會國際聯合會 hóng shí zì huì yǔ hóng xīn yuè huì guó jì lián hé huì International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 世界红十字与红新月日 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 泛非红十字会和红心月会会议 Pan-African Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 国际红十字和红新月运动 國際紅十字和紅新月運動 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 自然保护联盟红皮书 自然保護聯盟紅皮書 IUCN Red Data Book / Red Data Book 红十字会与红新月会协会 紅十字會與紅新月會協會 League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 红十字与红新月救灾原则和规则 紅十字與紅新月救災原則和規則 Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Disaster Relief 阿拉伯红新月和红十字组织 阿拉伯紅新月和紅十字組織 Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization 朱漆 zhū qī (traditional) red paint / red lacquer 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) syn 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk syn 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 生丝 生絲 shēng sī raw silk syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 缂丝 緙絲 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 币 幣 bì money / coins / currency / silk syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 伞 傘 sǎn damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3] syn 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绸 綢 chóu (light) silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 绎 繹 yì continuous / to interpret / to unravel / to draw silk (old) 