红领巾

紅領巾
hónglǐngjīn
noun #95,424

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red scarf (of the Young Pioneers)
  2. 2 Young Pioneer

Examples

HSK 5
Jǐ ge hónglǐngjīn zhèngzài fú lǎonǎinai guò mǎlù.
A few Young Pioneers were helping an old lady across the road.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎoxuéshēngmen dài zhe hónglǐngjīn cānjiā shēngqí yíshì.
The pupils wore their red scarves to the flag-raising ceremony.

Tips

culture
The red scarf is the badge of the 中国少年先锋队, or 少先队, which most primary-school children join. Officially its red is a corner of the national flag, dyed with the blood of revolutionary martyrs.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
领 lǐng
巾 jīn