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The Chinese word for green is
绿色

lǜ sè



green

Chinese Definition


green
     1. 名词. 綠色
Components
绿
     1. Simplified form of 綠
     1. color; tint; hue; shade
           顏色 - color
           顏色shǎi兒r - color
           紅色 - red
           四.色.定理 - four color theorem
     2. look; expression
           臉色 - facial expression
     3. scenery; circumstance
           景色 - scenery
           夜色 - night scenery
     4. kind; sort
           貨色 - goods; stuff; trash; rubbish; quality of goods; specification
     5. feminine charm; beauty
           姿色 - good looks (of women)
     6. lust; sexual desire
           好hào色 - to lust for women
           色情 - pornography; sexual desire
     7. (colloquial) perverted; being a pervert; lecherous
     8. theatrical role
           角jué色 - role; part
     9. metallic content
           成色 - purity (of a precious metal in an alloy)
     10. die (a cube with numbers or symbols on each side, used in games of chance)
           色shǎi子zi - die
     11. (Buddhism) (l-lite, pi, rūpa) (form; material element; form of existence; etc.)
           色 即 是 空,空 即 是 色。 - Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
     12. (transgender slang) Short for 色普龍; cypro (cyproterone acetate)



Translations for and their definitions

綠色的
     1. green



綠色
     1. n. the color green
     2. adj. (agriculture, of food) pollutant-free; organic; healthy
     3. adj. environmentally friendly; eco-friendly; sustainable
           綠色 建築 - eco-friendly architecture
     4. adj. focused on environmental protection and sustainable development
           綠色 教育 - education with a focus on environmental protection


绿色
     1. Simplified form of 綠色


     1. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 鮮 (chhiⁿ)
     2.    fresh
     3.    (of clothes) bright; pretty; neat


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Pronunciation


lǜ sè

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