# 红包 (hóngbāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 红包 (hóngbāo) means “red envelope (cash gift); bonus”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: red envelope (cash gift); bonus
- Pinyin: hóngbāo (hong2 bao1)
- Traditional: 紅包
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 过年时爷爷给了我一个红包。
  Guònián shí yéye gěile wǒ yí gè hóngbāo.
  Grandpa gave me a red envelope for the New Year.

## Characters

- [红](https://hanziro.com/word/hong-red/) (hóng): red
- [包](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-bag/) (bāo): bag; to wrap

https://hanziro.com/word/hong-bao-red-envelope/

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