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红色 in Context

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红色

Usage 1 - " red ": 

Sentence

她今天穿着一件漂亮的红色大衣。

English:

She's wearing a beautiful red coat.

Top-Down Words:

漂亮 piàoliang - beautiful 


*Sentence:

二儿子手里的是一朵红色的花,和火一样红,特别漂亮。

English:

In the second oldest son’s hand was a red flower. It was as red as fire and was especially beautiful.

Top-Down Words:

朵 duǒ - measure word for flowers and clouds


Dialogue:

A:你最喜欢的颜色是哪一个?
B:红色。
 

English:

A: Which is your favorite color? B: Red.

Top-Down Words:

颜色 yánsè - color



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Jason Pon

她今天穿着一件漂亮的红色大衣

When it comes to what the noun is that we are modifying with 的, how do we know what is the modifier and what is the actual object? In particular, 红色 is after 的 and not before - so is 红色大衣 the collective noun being modified? Or is 红色 also modifying 大衣?

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