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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绿* | 绿* | *绿
green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
HSK 2
green
HSK 2
green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
HSK 3
to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *青* | 青* | *青
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people)
HSK 5
string bean / snap bean / green bean
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *碧* | 碧* | *碧
green jade / bluish green / blue / jade
green alder (Alnus viridis)
green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed
HSK 7-9
green bean / French bean / runner bean
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
lush green; verdant
Capsicum annuum / green pepper
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *葱* | 葱* | *葱
scallion / green onion
HSK 7-9
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
fresh and green / verdant
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
verdant / lush green and full of life
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *螗* | 螗* | *螗
variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
HSK 7-9
(of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate
dark green / forest green
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
dark green
HSK 7-9
lush green / dark green / turquoise
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
lit. green hills and clear waters (idiom) / fig. picturesque natural scenery
to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious
HSK 7-9
greenish-blue / emerald green
HSK 7-9
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
dark or deep green
tender green; soft green
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
green vegetables / Chinese cabbage
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.
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
green manure
horseradish / wasabi / green mustard
to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)
to give the green light / to give the go-ahead
green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
a type of rapeseed plant (Brassica rapa) that yields a leafy green vegetable similar to baby bok choy
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)
green Sichuan peppercorn, known for its citrus fragrance and sharp numbing flavor
green soybean / green peas
green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement)
worldwide green parties
expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
light green
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
cyan / blue-green
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苍* | 苍* | *苍
dark blue / deep green / ash-gray
green algae
yellow green
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
light green
lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring
Bitan or Green Pool on Xindian Creek 新店溪, Taipei county, Taiwan
green pool
splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
green hills / (the good) life
olive-green (color)
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
army green
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
silage / green fodder
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
(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white
same as 綠營|绿营, Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
green turban (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
green and lush
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蚔* | 蚔* | *蚔
green-frog
blue or green jujube / Chinese green date
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
green / glazed tile
(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翠* | 翠* | *翠
bluish-green / green jade
greens / green vegetables
green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
(Baghdad) green zone
permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
green plant
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
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
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
chopped green onions
verdant / green
green (golf) (loanword)
Paris green / copper(II) acetoarsenite Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2
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.

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