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绿色

lǜ sè · lü se · lv se

Traditional 綠色

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Meaning

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  1. green
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The green thing

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)那个(nàge)绿色(lǜsè)的(de)东西(dōngxi)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Look, what's that green thing over there?

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)一棵树(yīkēshù)。

    It's a tree.

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，旁边(pángbiān)那个(nàge)，绿色(lǜsè)的(de)，在(zài)动(dòng)。

    No, the one beside it, the green one, it's moving.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)绿色(lǜsè)围巾(wéijīn)在(zài)风(fēng)里(lǐ)飞(fēi)！

    That's your green scarf flying in the wind!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)围巾(wéijīn)！

    My scarf!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

红(hóng)绿(lǜ)灯(dēng)现(xiàn)在(zài)是(shì)绿(lǜ)色(sè)的(de)。

The light is green now.

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02

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)穿(chuān)绿(lǜ)色(sè)的(de)裙(qún)子(zi)。

She likes wearing green skirts.

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绿
lǜ

green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子 (lǜmàozi)) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

色
sè

color; look

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