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lán
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. blue
  2. 2. indigo plant

Words Containing 蓝

蓝细菌
lán xì jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

湛蓝
zhàn lán

azure

蓝喉拟啄木鸟
lán hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)

蓝藻门
lán zǎo mén

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

明光蓝
míng guāng lán

lavender blue

蓝喉仙鹟
lán hóu xiān wēng

(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)

品蓝
pǐn lán

pinkish blue

蓝靛
lán diàn

indigo

蓼蓝
liǎo lán

indigo dye

靛蓝
diàn lán

indigo (dye)

蓝菌门
lán jūn mén

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

蓝草莓
lán cǎo méi

blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

蓝翅八色鸫
lán chì bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)

蓝鹇
lán xián

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)

棕腹蓝仙鹟
zōng fù lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)

蓝八色鸫
lán bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)

蓝大翅鸲
lán dà chì qú

(bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)

蓝马鸡
lán mǎ jī

(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

蓝田
lán tián

Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[xī ān], Shaanxi

红嘴蓝鹊
hóng zuǐ lán què

(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

蓝精灵
lán jīng líng

the Smurfs

蓝绿藻
lán lǜ zǎo

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

蓝山
lán shān

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

蓝头红尾鸲
lán tóu hóng wěi qú

(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

甘蓝
gān lán

cabbage

瓦蓝
wǎ lán

(usu. of the sky) azure; bright blue

蓝色小精灵
lán sè xiǎo jīng líng

the Smurfs

白翅蓝鹊
bái chì lán què

(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

蓝鹀
lán wú

(bird species of China) slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni)

菘蓝
sōng lán

Isatis tinctoria (woad, a brassica producing blue dye)

结球甘蓝
jié qiú gān lán

cabbage

红胁蓝尾鸲
hóng xié lán wěi qú

(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

蓝菌
lán jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

蓝光光盘
lán guāng guāng pán

Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk

蓝侬
lán nóng

John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter

黄嘴蓝鹊
huáng zuǐ lán què

(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

野甘蓝
yě gān lán

European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

蓝色
lán sè

blue (color)

蓝短翅鸫
lán duǎn chì dōng

(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)

蓝领
lán lǐng

blue-collar

锈胸蓝姬鹟
xiù xiōng lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)

蓝丁胶
lán dīng jiāo

Blu-tack (brand)

筚路蓝缕
bì lù lán lǚ

the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)

纯蓝仙鹟
chún lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)

伽蓝
qié lán

Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit \samgharama\)

蓝矶鸫
lán jī dōng

(bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)

蓝翅噪鹛
lán chì zào méi

(bird species of China) blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum)

蓝天
lán tiān

blue sky

蓝枕花蜜鸟
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo

(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)

铜蓝鹟
tóng lán wēng

(bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)

蓝翡翠
lán fěi cuì

(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)

蓝图
lán tú

blueprint

紫甘蓝
zǐ gān lán

red cabbage

蓝田县
lán tián xiàn

Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[xī ān], Shaanxi

蓝翅叶鹎
lán chì yè bēi

(bird species of China) blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)

蓝背八色鸫
lán bèi bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)

蓝耳拟啄木鸟
lán ěr nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)

蓝宝石
lán bǎo shí

sapphire

天蓝色
tiān lán sè

azure

蓝皮书
lán pí shū

an official report (e.g. governmental)

蓝田种玉
lán tián zhòng yù

a marriage made in heaven (idiom)

台湾蓝鹊
tái wān lán què

(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

苤蓝
piě lan

Brassica oleracea

蓝须夜蜂虎
lán xū yè fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

蓝胸鹑
lán xiōng chún

(bird species of China) blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis)

蓝本
lán běn

blueprint

蓝肤木
lán fū mù

sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice

亮蓝
liàng lán

bright blue

蓝枕八色鸫
lán zhěn bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

蓝额长脚地鸲
lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú

(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)

蓝海
lán hǎi

(neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海|红海[hóng hǎi])

蔚蓝
wèi lán

azure

蓝饰带花
lán shì dài huā

blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)

蓝莓
lán méi

blueberry

蓝颜知己
lán yán zhī jǐ

close male friend

板蓝根
bǎn lán gēn

indigo woad root

蓝耳病
lán ěr bìng

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)

碧蓝
bì lán

dark blue

天蓝
tiān lán

sky blue

靛蓝色
diàn lán sè

indigo blue

蓝脸鲣鸟
lán liǎn jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

侏蓝仙鹟
zhū lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)

白尾蓝仙鹟
bái wěi lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

蓝胸秧鸡
lán xiōng yāng jī

(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)

蓝眉林鸲
lán méi lín qú

(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)

蓝巨星
lán jù xīng

blue giant star

月蓝
yuè lán

light blue

蓝色剂
lán sè jì

Agent Blue

蓝喉歌鸲
lán hóu gē qú

(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

蓝绿菌
lán lǜ jūn

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

乌蓝
wū lán

dark blue

羽衣甘蓝
yǔ yī gān lán

kale

蓝喉蜂虎
lán hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)

绞股蓝
jiǎo gǔ lán

jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

白眉蓝姬鹟
bái méi lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

芥蓝
gài lán

Chinese broccoli

蓝鲸
lán jīng

blue whale

琉璃蓝鹟
liú lí lán wēng

(bird species of China) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)

蓝额红尾鸲
lán é hóng wěi qú

(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)

海军蓝
hǎi jūn lán

navy blue

山蓝仙鹟
shān lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)

球芽甘蓝
qiú yá gān lán

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)

蓝筹股
lán chóu gǔ

blue chip stock

正蓝旗
zhèng lán qí

Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

蓝绿鹊
lán lǜ què

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

淡蓝色
dàn lán sè

light blue

蓝色妖姬
lán sè yāo jī

blue rose

青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)

蓝毗尼
lán pí ní

Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[shì jiā móu ní] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[lán pí ní], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[là fá ní], 林微尼[lín wēi ní])

蓝藻
lán zǎo

cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)

蓝晶
lán jīng

blue topaz

蓝歌鸲
lán gē qú

(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

海南蓝仙鹟
hǎi nán lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)

宝蓝
bǎo lán

sapphire blue

蓝调
lán diào

blues (music)

蓝山县
lán shān xiàn

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

蓝舌病
lán shé bìng

blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)

景泰蓝
jǐng tài lán

cloisonne

深蓝
shēn lán

Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)

蓝光
lán guāng

Blu-ray (disc format)

碱性蓝
jiǎn xìng lán

alkali blue

蓝腰短尾鹦鹉
lán yāo duǎn wěi yīng wǔ

(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)

白尾蓝地鸲
bái wěi lán dì qú

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

棕胸蓝姬鹟
zōng xiōng lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)

蓝耳翠鸟
lán ěr cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

蓝喉太阳鸟
lán hóu tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)

灰蓝山雀
huī lán shān què

(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)

美蓝
měi lán

methylene blue

蓝屏死机
lán píng sǐ jī

(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the \blue screen of death\

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)

蓝移
lán yí

blue shift (astronomy)

芜菁甘蓝
wú jīng gān lán

rutabaga (vegetable)

血蓝素
xuè lán sù

hemocyanin (protein in the blood of molluscs etc with a respiratory function similar to hemoglobin)

灰蓝姬鹟
huī lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)

蓝牙
lán yá

Bluetooth

甘蓝菜
gān lán cài

cabbage

蓝胸佛法僧
lán xiōng fó fǎ sēng

(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)

蓝翅希鹛
lán chì xī méi

(bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera)