How to say "red book"?

Question

I'd like to know how to say "red book" in Mandarin. Can it be 红色 的 书 or 红书? I read a book to learn about color, it used 红色 的 before a noun but I heard in a song it used only 红 before noun. I feel confused. 谢谢!

Answer 1

你好 Genaro R!

红色的书 is the correct answer. Occasionally you will see this 的 committed, but not that if the adjective has two characters, like 漂亮 (pretty), or 高兴 (happy/glad), the 的 is generally required.