新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool / relaxed syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh syn 生菜 shēng cài lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens 记忆犹新 記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 保鲜 保鮮 bǎo xiān to keep fresh 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk 清纯 清純 qīng chún fresh and pure syn 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger syn 毛手毛脚 毛手毛腳 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 爽口 shuǎng kǒu fresh and tasty syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 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 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 原汁 yuán zhī juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat) 生猛 shēng měng full of life / violent / brave / fresh (of seafood) 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods syn 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 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 鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 纳新 納新 nà xīn to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood 艳 豔 yàn bright / fresh and attractive / glamorous / (bound form) amorous / romantic / (literary) to admire / to envy syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 吐故纳新 吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new syn 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 鲜货 鮮貨 xiān huò produce / fresh fruits and vegetables / fresh aquatic food / fresh herbs 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) 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) 