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绿色
lǜ sè



绿色
green


Definitions

Chinese > English
绿色
     1. Simplified form of 綠色
綠色lǜsè
     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
English > Chinese
green
     1. 名词. 綠色
Components
绿
     1. Simplified form of 綠
lǜ, lù
     1. green
           綠色 - green (color)
     2. to become green
     3. (literary, only of hair) black and glossy (especially in a youthful-looking way)
           綠鬢 - black hair
     4. healthy; environmentally friendly; green
           綠 建築 - green building
           綠 住宅 - green home
     5. green leaves
     6. green field
     7. (zh-original, *籙)
     8. Alternative form of 菉 (name of a plant)
     9. (symbolic) Islam(ic); Muslim
           綠教 - (slang) Islam
     10. (politics) related to the pro-independence pan-Green coalition of Taiwan
           綠營 - Pro-Taiwan Independence camp
     11. (slang) to cuckold
           (syn, zh, 戴綠帽子)
sè, shǎi, shè
     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. (zh-no-solo) look; expression
           臉色 - facial expression
     3. (zh-no-solo) 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)
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pronunciation
lǜ sè




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