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How do you say "green" in Chinese?
绿
lǜ
In Chinese, "green" is 绿.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'lyu' with rising tone (the 'ü' makes an unusual sound like 'oo' with lips rounded), pitch ascends.
Writing and usage
A single character with 11 strokes; contains plant or grass radical, fitting the natural color of growing things.
Example sentence
这个叶子是绿的。
This leaf is green.
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How to remember 绿
The plant radical connects this color to nature and growing vegetation.
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- fifty-two 五十二 wǔ shí èr
- forty-one 四十一 sì shí yī
- heavy 重 zhòng
- ninety 九十 jiǔ shí
- sixty-five 六十五 liù shí wǔ
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Questions about 绿
How do you say "green" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "green" is 绿. It is a noun.
How is 绿 written in Chinese?
A single character with 11 strokes; contains plant or grass radical, fitting the natural color of growing things.
How is 绿 used in a sentence?
Use 绿 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个叶子是绿的。 (This leaf is green.).
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