绿

Green in Chinese: 绿 (lǜ)

lǜ

green

HSK 3Traditional: 綠2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1green
  2. 2(slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

Stroke order

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绿

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄩˋ

lǜ

ㄌ/ lㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绿

Simplified

綠

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 树是绿的。

    shù shì lǜ de。

    The trees are green.

  • 你喝绿茶吗？

    nǐ hē lǜ chá ma？

    Do you drink green tea?

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Related words

绿色

lǜ sè

green

绿茶

lǜ chá

green tea

绿化

lǜ huà

to make green with plants

碧绿

bì lǜ

dark green

翠绿

cuì lǜ

greenish-blue

绿地

lǜ dì

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

绿灯

lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

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