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绿

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. green
  2. 2. (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

Words Containing 绿

灰头绿鸠
huī tóu lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)

绿菜花
lǜ cài huā

broccoli

红顶绿鸠
hóng dǐng lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

常绿树
cháng lǜ shù

evergreen tree

绿脚山鹧鸪
lǜ jiǎo shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)

李绿园
lǐ lǜ yuán

Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[qí lù dēng]

鸭绿江
yā lù jiāng

Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border

绿宝石
lǜ bǎo shí

beryl

绿地
lǜ dì

green area (e.g. urban park or garden)

绿卡
lǜ kǎ

permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)

葱绿
cōng lǜ

verdant

病虫害绿色防控
bìng chóng hài lǜ sè fáng kòng

green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

绿嘴地鹃
lǜ zuǐ dì juān

(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)

绿岛
lǜ dǎo

Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

军绿
jūn lǜ

army green

绿惨红愁
lǜ cǎn hóng chóu

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)

绿女红男
lǜ nǚ hóng nán

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

针尾绿鸠
zhēn wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

辉绿岩
huī lǜ yán

diabase (geology)

绿洲
lǜ zhōu

oasis

蓝绿藻
lán lǜ zǎo

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

脸都绿了
liǎn dōu lǜ le

green in the face (idiom)

鬼火绿
guǐ huǒ lǜ

(dialect) flaming mad

绿旗兵
lǜ qí bīng

same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 yíng], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

厚嘴绿鸠
hòu zuǐ lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

柳绿花红
liǔ lǜ huā hóng

lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)

绿茵
lǜ yīn

grassy area

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

绿翅鸭
lǜ chì yā

(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

蛇绿混杂
shé lǜ hùn zá

ophiolite melange (geology)

绿喉太阳鸟
lǜ hóu tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)

暗绿绣眼鸟
àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

墨绿
mò lǜ

dark green

叶绿素
yè lǜ sù

chlorophyll

蛇绿岩
shé lǜ yán

ophiolite (geology)

绿林好汉
lǜ lín hǎo hàn

true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

黄绿色
huáng lǜ sè

yellow green

大绿雀鹎
dà lǜ què bēi

(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)

绿鹭
lǜ lù

(bird species of China) striated heron (Butorides striata)

淡绿䴗鹛
dàn lǜ jú méi

(bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)

水绿
shuǐ lǜ

light green

绿草
lǜ cǎo

green grass

绿茶
lǜ chá

green tea

绿喉蜂虎
lǜ hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

碧绿
bì lǜ

dark green

绿水
lǜ shuǐ

green water

绿孔雀
lǜ kǒng què

(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)

芝麻绿豆
zhī ma lǜ dòu

trivial

绿莹莹
lǜ yīng yīng

green and lush

绿营兵
lǜ yíng bīng

Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

戴绿头巾
dài lǜ tóu jīn

see 戴綠帽子|戴绿帽子[dài lu:4 mào zi]

绿园区
lǜ yuán qū

Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市[cháng chūn shì], Jilin

绿茵场
lǜ yīn chǎng

football field

绿胸八色鸫
lǜ xiōng bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)

绿营
lǜ yíng

Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

铜绿层
tóng lǜ céng

patina

绿松石
lǜ sōng shí

turquoise (gemstone)

黄绿鹎
huáng lǜ bēi

(bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)

开绿灯
kāi lǜ dēng

to give the green light

斑头绿拟啄木鸟
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)

绿皮车
lǜ pí chē

green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

青山绿水
qīng shān lǜ shuǐ

lit. green hills and clear waters

绿盘
lǜ pán

(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close

绿背姬鹟
lǜ bèi jī wēng

(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)

常绿
cháng lǜ

evergreen

楔尾绿鸠
xiē wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

绿岛乡
lǜ dǎo xiāng

Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

小绿人
xiǎo lǜ rén

little green men from Mars

嫩绿
nèn lǜ

tender green; soft green

绿豆
lǜ dòu

mung bean

牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

草绿篱莺
cǎo lǜ lí yīng

(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)

绿花菜
lǜ huā cài

broccoli

绿矾
lǜ fán

green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

美洲绿翅鸭
měi zhōu lǜ chì yā

(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)

绿区
lǜ qū

(Baghdad) green zone

鳞腹绿啄木鸟
lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

绿树
lǜ shù

trees

绿色
lǜ sè

green

蛇绿混杂岩
shé lǜ hùn zá yán

ophiolite (geology)

翠绿
cuì lǜ

greenish-blue

印支绿鹊
yìn zhī lǜ què

(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)

绿尾虹雉
lǜ wěi hóng zhì

(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)

红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng

traffic light

绿玉髓
lǜ yù suǐ

chrysoprase (mineral)

暗绿柳莺
àn lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

叶绿体
yè lǜ tǐ

chloroplast

暗绿背鸬鹚
àn lǜ bèi lú cí

(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)

绿林
lù lín

place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han

绿背山雀
lǜ bèi shān què

(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)

绿教
lǜ jiào

(derog.) Islam

鳞喉绿啄木鸟
lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ

lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking

黄脚绿鸠
huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

花红柳绿
huā hóng liǔ lǜ

red flowers and green willow

绿党
lǜ dǎng

worldwide green parties

绿泥石
lǜ ní shí

chlorite (geology)

墨绿色
mò lǜ sè

dark or deep green

绿翅金鸠
lǜ chì jīn jiū

(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

蓝绿菌
lán lǜ jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

绿阴
lǜ yīn

tree shade

黄绿
huáng lǜ

yellow-green

翠绿
cuì lǜ

greenish-blue

红领绿鹦鹉
hóng lǐng lǜ yīng wǔ

(bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

青绿
qīng lǜ

lush green

绿茶
lǜ chá

green tea

胆绿素
dǎn lǜ sù

biliverdin

橄榄绿
gǎn lǎn lǜ

olive-green (color)

绿赤杨
lǜ chì yáng

green alder (Alnus viridis)

绿箭
lǜ jiàn

Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)

绿玛瑙
lǜ mǎ nǎo

chrysoprase (mineral)

巴黎绿
bā lí lǜ

Paris green

纵纹绿鹎
zòng wén lǜ bēi

(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

绿豆凸
lǜ dòu tū

see 綠豆椪|绿豆椪[lu:4 dòu pèng]

常绿植物
cháng lǜ zhí wù

evergreen plant

青绿山水
qīng lǜ shān shuǐ

blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)

绿翅短脚鹎
lǜ chì duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)

祖母绿
zǔ mǔ lǜ

emerald

绿色和平
lǜ sè hé píng

Greenpeace (environmental network)

绿地
lǜ dì

green area (e.g. urban park or garden)

绿春
lǜ chūn

Lüchun county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

红颈绿啄木鸟
hóng jǐng lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)

品绿
pǐn lǜ

light green

绿叶
lǜ yè

green leaf

家鸭绿头鸭
jiā yā lǜ tóu yā

mallard

绿豆椪
lǜ dòu pèng

mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans)

蓝绿鹊
lán lǜ què

(bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)

花腹绿啄木鸟
huā fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)

绿皮书
lǜ pí shū

green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)

大红大绿
dà hóng dà lǜ

bright-colored

绿背林鹟
lǜ bèi lín wēng

(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)

碧绿
bì lǜ

dark green

绿油油
lǜ yóu yóu

lush green; verdant

火尾绿鹛
huǒ wěi lǜ méi

(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)

绿苔
lǜ tái

green algae

双斑绿柳莺
shuāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)

绿树成荫
lǜ shù chéng yīn

(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined

绿茶婊
lǜ chá biǎo

\green tea bitch\, a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative

绿宽嘴鸫
lǜ kuān zuǐ dōng

(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

绿荫
lǜ yìn

shade (of a tree)

红男绿女
hóng nán lǜ nǚ

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

绿雀
lǜ què

oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

幽绿
yōu lǜ

moss green

蛇绿混杂岩带
shé lǜ hùn zá yán dài

ophiolite belt (geology)

绿色食品
lǜ sè shí pǐn

clean, unadulterated food product

绿皇鸠
lǜ huáng jiū

(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)

绿化
lǜ huà

to make green with plants

绿园
lǜ yuán

Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市[cháng chūn shì], Jilin

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

绿头鸭
lǜ tóu yā

(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

绿花椰菜
lǜ huā yē cài

broccoli

红橙黄绿蓝靛紫
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)

深绿
shēn lǜ

dark green

洗绿
xǐ lǜ

to greenwash

绿化
lǜ huà

to make green with plants

绿春县
lǜ chūn xiàn

Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

萤光绿
yíng guāng lǜ

bright green; chartreuse

花花绿绿
huā huā lǜ lǜ

brightly colored

绿色
lǜ sè

green

漂绿
piǎo lǜ

to greenwash

橙胸绿鸠
chéng xiōng lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)

绿肥
lǜ féi

green manure

铜绿
tóng lǜ

verdigris

绿草如茵
lǜ cǎo rú yīn

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on