Chinese word

翠绿

Pronunciation

Pinyincuì lǜ

Meaning

  • adjectivevivid green

Example

春天窗外的树叶很翠绿。chūn tiān chuāng wài de shù yè hěn cuì lǜ

In spring, the leaves outside the window are vivid green.

Illustration for 翠绿 (vivid green)

More examples

雨后山坡上的植被变得翠绿。yǔ hòu shān pō shàng de zhí bèi biàn de cuì lǜ

After the rain, the vegetation on the hillside became vivid green.

Core concept

A clear, saturated green that looks fresh like new leaves and luminous like polished jade.

Common phrases

  • 翠绿的山坡cuì lǜ de shān pō

    vivid green slope

  • 翠绿的稻田cuì lǜ de dào tián

    vivid green rice paddies

  • 翠绿的苔藓cuì lǜ de tái xiǎn

    vivid green moss

Similar words

绿色lǜ sè: Green in the usual, general sense.
嫩绿nèn lǜ: Pale, gentle green that suggests young shoots and new growth.
碧绿bì lǜ: Rich green that looks shiny and slightly blue.
深绿shēn lǜ: Deep green with a darker and more subdued appearance.

Definition in Chinese

一种清亮且饱和的绿色，给人鲜嫩透亮的感觉，常用于描写春天的新叶或翡翠、宝石类的色泽。yì zhǒng qīng liàng qiě bǎo hé de lǜ sè gěi rén xiān nèn tòu liàng de gǎn jué cháng yòng yú miáo xiě chūn tiān de xīn yè huò fěi cuì bǎo shí lèi de sè zé

Word origin

翠 (cuì, "kingfisher") + 绿 (lǜ, "green") forms a compound in which the first character adds a bright, jewel-like quality to the basic color.

Usage tips

  • A color label using this adjective identifies appearance, not material, so a plastic, cloth, painted, or glass object can have this color without containing jade.

Other meanings

  • emerald greenadjective
  • jade greenadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 翠绿色cuì lǜ sèemerald green colornoun
  • 翠绿欲滴cuì lǜ yù dīlush green as if drippingidiom

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