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A Comparative Study on Red in English and Chinese 外国语学院 英语非师2班 程颖 222012310032011 Abstract Color is the byproduct of the spectrum of light, as it is reflected or absorbed, as received by the human eye and processed by the human brain.?Color terms are abundant in both English and Chinese，such as red, yellow, and blue. In this thesis, I have attempted to make a comparison between the sense of red in English and that in Chinese partly because I love red very much. The thesis is divided into three parts. Firstly, I’d like to make a brief introduction about red and other colors. Secondly, I want to introduce the sense of red in the west in detail, which covers its symbol, related collocations and stories. Thirdly, I plan to talk about the red in Chinese, including its origin, history, meanings, culture and some stories. Through a comparative study of the sense of red in English and Chinese, I know that there exist similarity and difference in the three kinds of equivalent relationship of red terms in English and Chinese. Both similarities and differences are attributed to cognitive basis and cultural influence. If we know them well, we can achieve better cross-culture communication. Key words: red; English; Chinese; symbol; culture; stories. Thesis statement According爐o燝eoffrey燣eech?1981),“燭here燼re爏even爐ypes爋f爉eanings:燾onceptual爉eaning,燾onnotative爉eaning,爏ocial爉eaning,燼ffective爉eaning,爎eflected爉eaning,燾ollocative爉eaning,燼nd爐hematic爉eaning.ymbol, related colloc”燗nd爃e燾ombined燾onnotative爉eaning,爏ocial爉eaning,燼ffective爉eaning,爎eflected爉eaning,燾ollocative爉eaning爄nto燼ssociative爉eaning.燬o燽esides爐he爈iteral爉eaning,燾olour爓ords爃ave燼ffluent燼ssociative爉eanings.燚ifferent爊ations爀ndow爐hem爓ith燿ifthe red in Chinese, including itsferent燾ultural燾onnotations.燭he燾omparative?study?of?the?sense?of?red?in?both?English?and?Chinese?will?be?a?bridge?for?both?English?and?Chinese?learners?to?understand?the?similarities?and?disparities;?otherwise,?these?disparities?can?cause?ambiguity?and?lea