| 当红 | dāng hóng | currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) |
| 发行红利股 | fā xíng hóng lì gǔ | a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment) |
| 看破红尘 | kān pò hóng chén | to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life |
| 眼圈红了 | yǎn quān hóng le | to be on the verge of tears |
| 砖红土 | zhuān hóng tǔ | red brick clay |
| 窜红 | cuàn hóng | to become suddenly popular; suddenly all the rage |
| 粉红色 | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 红五星旗 | hóng wǔ xīng qí | name of the flag of the People's Republic of China |
| 红利 | hóng lì | bonus; dividend |
| 红利股票 | hóng lì gǔ piào | scrip shares (issued as dividend payment) |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | lit. money wrapped in red as a gift; a bonus payment; a kickback; a bribe |
| 红十字 | Hóng shí zì | Red Cross |
| 红原 | Hóng yuán | Hongyuan county (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan |
| 红原县 | Hóng yuán xiàn | Hongyuan county (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan |
| 红古 | Hóng gǔ | Honggu district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
| 红古区 | Hóng gǔ qū | Honggu district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
| 红嘴鸥 | hóng zuǐ ōu | black-headed gull |
| 红地毯 | hóng dì tǎn | red carpet |
| 红堡 | hóng bǎo | Red Fort (historic building in Delhi, India) |
| 红场 | Hóng chǎng | Red Square (in Moscow) |
| 红塔 | Hóng tǎ | Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan |
| 红塔区 | Hóng tǎ qū | Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan |
| 红尘 | hóng chén | the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs |
| 红墨水 | hóng mò shuǐ | red ink |
| 红外 | hóng wài | infrared (ray) |
| 红外光谱 | hóng wài guāng pǔ | infrared spectrum |
| 红外线导引飞弹 | hóng wài xiàn dǎo yǐn fēi dàn | infrared guided missile |
| 红妆 | hóng zhuāng | splendid gay female clothing |
| 红姑娘 | hóng gū niang | Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry; Physalis alkekengi |
| 红娘 | hóng niáng | matchmaker |
| 红孩症 | hóng hái zhèng | kwashiorkor (a form of malnutrition) |
| 红学 | Hóng xué | "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions |
| 红安 | Hóng ān | Hong'an county in Huanggang 黄冈, Hubei |
| 红安县 | Hóng ān xiàn | Hong'an county in Huanggang 黄冈, Hubei |
| 红寡妇鸟 | Hóng Guǎ fu niǎo | Red Bishop; Euplectes orix |
| 红宝石 | hóng bǎo shí | ruby |
| 红寺堡 | Hóng sì bǎo | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 红寺堡区 | Hóng sì bǎo qū | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 红寺堡镇 | Hóng sì bǎo zhèn | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 红山 | hóng shān | Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia |
| 红山区 | Hóng shān qū | Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia |
| 红岗 | Hóng gǎng | Honggang district of Daqing city 大庆, Heilongjiang |
| 红岗区 | Hóng gǎng qū | Honggang district of Daqing city 大庆, Heilongjiang |
| 红巨星 | hóng jù xīng | red giant (star) |
| 红巾军 | hóng jīn jūn | the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty |
| 红彤彤 | hóng tōng tōng | bright red |
| 红扑扑 | hóng pū pū | red; rosy; flushed |
| 红斑 | hóng bān | erythema (pathol.); rash in red patches |
| 红斑性狼疮 | hóng bān xìng láng chuāng | lupus erythematosus |
| 红新月 | Hóng xīn yuè | Red Crescent |