"Green" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people)
绿 lu:4 green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
绿 lu:4 sè green
 qiān green / luxuriant growth
 lù Arthraxon ciliare / green / rhodacene
 guǒ lǐng green (golf) (loanword)
 bì wǎ green / glazed tile
绿 lu:4 huà wū dǐng green
 dī cuì verdant / green
 gé lín lái kè xiàn Green
绿 lu:4 jīng líng Green
绿 lu:4 huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization
 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life
绿 lu:4 chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities
绿 lu:4 dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿 lu:4 yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage
绿 bì lu:4 dark green
绿 cuì lu:4 greenish-blue / emerald green
 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food)
 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious
绿 lu:4 cǎo green grass
 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper
绿 lu:4 dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed
绿 lu:4 kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant
绿 lu:4 shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water
绿 qīng shān lu:4 shuǐ lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom)
绿 mò lu:4 sè dark or deep green
绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4 lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
绿 lu:4 yóu yóu lush green / verdant
 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green
绿 nèn lu:4 tender green / soft green
 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
绿 mò lu:4 dark green / forest green
 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean
 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu
 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
绿 huáng lu:4 sè yellow green
 cōng yù verdant / lush green and full of life
 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas
绿 lu:4 mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
绿 Lu:4 yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿 shēn lu:4 dark green
 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet
绿 kāi lu:4 dēng to give the green light / to give the go-ahead
 sì jì dòu green bean / French bean / runner bean
 qīng zhù silage / green fodder
绿 kǒng què shí lu:4 malachite green
 fǎn qīng (of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate
绿 lu:4 féi green manure
 cōng cuì fresh green
 qīng sì liào silage / green fodder
 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray
 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade
 cuì bluish-green / green jade
 cōng scallion / green onion
 yǒu black / dark green
 fěi green jade / kingfisher
 guō small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.) / see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 / long-horned grasshopper
 táng variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)
 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
绿 liǔ lu:4 huā hóng green willow and red flowers / all the colors of spring
 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow
绿 lu:4 cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
绿 huā hóng liǔ lu:4 red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring
 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant
 Gé lín Green or Greene (name)
绿 lu:4 dǎng worldwide green parties
 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
绿 shuǐ lu:4 light green
绿 lu:4 kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
 dàn huā tāng clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup
绿 lu:4 qū (Baghdad) green zone
绿 lu:4 pí shū green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date
 tún green sprout / foolish
绿 pǐn lu:4 light green
 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
 jiāo cuì tender green (shoots)
绿 xiǎo lu:4 rén little green men from Mars
 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
 xīn li měi luó bo Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
绿 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 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.
绿 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 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.
 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
 zào fán green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
 bì tán green pool
 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
绿 hóng chéng huáng lu:4 lán diàn zǐ red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
绿 Lu:4 bà Green Dam, content-control software, in use during 2009-2010 (abbr. for 綠壩·花季護航|绿坝·花季护航[Lu:4 ba4 · / Hua1 ji4 Hu4 hang2])
绿·  Green Dam Youth Escort, internet content-control software (abbreviated to 綠壩|绿坝[Lu:4 ba4])
绿 Lu:4 qí bīng same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿 Lu:4 yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿 lu:4 yīng yīng green and lush
绿 lu:4 fán green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
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