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红包
Meaning
- money wrapped in red as a gift
- bonus payment
- kickback
Example sentence
过年的时候孩子们会收到红包。
During New Year, children receive red envelopes.
Characters in 红包
红 red plus 包, a wrapper. 红 carries luck in Chinese, which is why the money is given in a red one.