进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 游行 遊行 yóu xíng to march / to parade / to demonstrate / procession / march / demonstration / to travel around / to roam 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march / to advance syn 三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 远足 遠足 yuǎn zú excursion / hike / march syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions syn 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 进行曲 進行曲 jìn xíng qǔ march (musical) 三月份 sān yuè fèn March 游街 遊街 yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets / to march or parade in the streets syn 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 急行军 急行軍 jí xíng jūn rapid advance / forced march syn 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 妇女节 婦女節 fù nǚ jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 三八节 三八節 sān bā jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 惊蛰 驚蟄 jīng zhé Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March 植树节 植樹節 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4] 田汉 田漢 tián hàn Tian Han (1898-1968), author of the words of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲 瞿秋白 qū qiū bái Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn 爱耳日 愛耳日 ài ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 绿色 綠色 lǜ sè green 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 绿卡 綠卡 lǜ kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 青山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life syn 绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious syn 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage syn 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 青色 qīng sè cyan / blue-green syn 翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue / emerald green syn 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 豆角 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean syn 碧绿 碧綠 bì lǜ dark green syn 炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection syn 黄绿色 黃綠色 huáng lǜ sè yellow green 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 绿藻 綠藻 lǜ zǎo green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement) 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 开绿灯 開綠燈 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light / to give the go-ahead syn 四季豆 sì jì dòu green bean / French bean / runner bean syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 墨绿色 墨綠色 mò lǜ sè dark or deep green syn 蓝藻 藍藻 lán zǎo cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) 葱花 蔥花 cōng huā chopped green onions 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóu yóu lush green / verdant syn 毛豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod syn 葱郁 蔥鬱 cōng yù verdant / lush green and full of life syn 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 深绿 深綠 shēn lǜ dark green syn 橄榄绿 橄欖綠 gǎn lǎn lǜ olive-green (color) 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 青山绿水 青山綠水 qīng shān lǜ shuǐ lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom) syn 青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 syn 黄绿 黃綠 huáng lǜ yellow-green 碧螺春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 不分青红皂白 不分青紅皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 小葱 小蔥 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion syn 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang 青贮 青貯 qīng zhù silage / green fodder 孔雀石绿 孔雀石綠 kǒng què shí lǜ malachite green 返青 fǎn qīng (of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate 绿肥 綠肥 lǜ féi green manure 不问青红皂白 不問青紅皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 绿 綠 lǜ green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) syn 青 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) syn 格林 gé lín Green or Greene (name) 葱 蔥 cōng scallion / green onion syn 苍 蒼 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray syn 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends syn 绿党 綠黨 lǜ dǎng worldwide green parties 黝 yǒu black / dark green 沧 滄 cāng (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold 四方步 sì fāng bù a slow march syn 果岭 果嶺 guǒ lǐng green (golf) (loanword) 玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor 葱翠 蔥翠 cōng cuì fresh green syn 水绿 水綠 shuǐ lǜ light green syn 