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broccoli
green alder (Alnus viridis)
lush green; verdant
chlorophyll
chloroplast
(dialect) flaming mad / furious
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
traffic light / traffic signal
mung bean
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  *绿* | 绿* | *绿
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green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
HSK 2
evergreen
(idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
dark green / forest green
to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization
HSK 6
tree shade / shady
lush green / dark green / turquoise
green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed
HSK 7-9
beryl
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
green
HSK 2
(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close
lit. green hills and clear waters (idiom) / fig. picturesque natural scenery
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
dark or deep green
bright-colored / garish
tender green; soft green
trivial / minute (size)
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.
green manure
oasis
chrysoprase (mineral)
to give the green light / to give the go-ahead
evergreen tree
green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
ophiolite melange (geology)
to greenwash
(mineralogy) chrysoprase
green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities
HSK 3
evergreen plant
to greenwash
green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement)
worldwide green parties
light green
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
emerald
turquoise (gemstone)
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
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
grassy area
brightly colored / gaudy
ophiolite (geology)
olive-green (color)
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
broccoli
army green
place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
chlorite (geology)
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)
dark green
HSK 7-9
green and lush
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
(bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
(Baghdad) green zone
permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
clean, unadulterated food product / organic food
(bird species of China) striated heron (Butorides striata)
green plant
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
verdant
ophiolite belt (geology)
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.
Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
broccoli
greenish-blue / emerald green
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon; Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae)
trees / greenery
(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
Lüchun county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

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