绿

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

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

Examples

• 春天到了，树都绿了。

  chūn tiān dào le, shù dōu lǜ le.

  Spring is here and the trees have turned green.

• 绿灯亮了，可以走了。

  lǜ dēng liàng le, kě yǐ zǒu le.

  The light's green, we can go.

• 我喜欢喝绿茶。

  wǒ xǐ huan hē lǜ chá.

  I like drinking green tea.

Easily confused

• 蓝 — Vietnamese "xanh" covers both 绿 and 蓝; a green traffic light is 绿灯.

Written with AI, waiting for a teacher's review.