How to say “green” in Chinese
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“Green” in Chinese is 绿色, lǜ sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
绿色 is read lǜ sè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It also has the “thread” 纟.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “绿色”.
More words from the lesson “What color?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “green” in Chinese?
“Green” in Chinese is 绿色, pinyin lǜsè.
What does 绿色 mean?
绿色 (lǜsè) means “green”.
How do you write 绿色?
绿色 is 2 characters: 绿 (lǜ) — green; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 绿色?
绿色 is read lǜsè. Tones: lǜ — fourth tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“green” in the lesson “What color?”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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