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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
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
dark green
HSK 7-9
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
HSK 7-9
greenish-blue / emerald green
HSK 7-9
green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed
HSK 7-9
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)
(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
evergreen
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
(bird species of China) striated heron (Butorides striata)
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.
oasis
mung bean
trivial / minute (size)
grassy area
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
dark green / forest green
chloroplast
green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
lit. green hills and clear waters (idiom) / fig. picturesque natural scenery
the shade (of a tree)
tender green; soft green
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
green water / crystal-clear water
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
green manure
lush green / dark green / turquoise
verdigris
lush green; verdant
brightly colored / gaudy
yellow-green
green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement)
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]
red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring
verdant
worldwide green parties
diabase (geology) / dolerite
(idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 綠林|绿林)
light green
green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
green grass
army green
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close
tree shade / shady
green algae
green plant
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
(Baghdad) green zone
(derog.) Islam
traffic light / traffic signal
bright-colored / garish
Green Dam, content-control software, in use during 2009-2010 (abbr. for 綠壩·花季護航|绿坝·花季护航)
to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)
dark or deep green
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
green screen
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
beryl
green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
(idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
turquoise (gemstone)
clean, unadulterated food product / organic food
dark green
"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
evergreen plant
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
Greenpeace (environmental network)
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
to greenwash
chlorite (geology)
green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
(of women) grieved appearance (idiom) / sorrowful mien
(mineralogy) chrysoprase
evergreen tree
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯
green in the face (idiom) / to look unwell
(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring
to greenwash
(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
broccoli
broccoli

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