红极一时 hóngjíyīshí to be tremendously popular for a time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 红 紅 hóng noun popular successful and favored; in vogue; famous or well-liked by those in power极 極 jí particleadverb extremely very; highly; to the highest degree; often used before adjectives or as a complement followed by le一时 一時 yīshí period of time a period of time; an era; a generation