开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 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 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 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 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 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 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 会议 會議 huì yì meeting / conference / CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] syn 举行 舉行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) syn 会面 會面 huì miàn to meet with / meeting syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 会议室 會議室 huì yì shì meeting room / conference room 集会 集會 jí huì to gather / assembly / meeting / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 碰头 碰頭 pèng tóu to meet / to hold a meeting syn 会合 會合 huì hé to meet / to rendezvous / to merge / to link up / meeting / confluence syn 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 召开 召開 zhào kāi to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together syn 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) syn 入场 入場 rù chǎng to enter the venue for a meeting / to enter into an examination / to enter a stadium, arena etc 会场 會場 huì chǎng meeting place / place where people gather / CL:個|个[ge4] 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 峰会 峰會 fēng huì summit meeting 盛会 盛會 shèng huì pageant / distinguished meeting 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared 会晤 會晤 huì wù to meet / meeting / conference syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 散会 散會 sàn huì to disperse a meeting / to adjourn / finished syn 奇遇 qí yù happy encounter / fortuitous meeting / adventure 会堂 會堂 huì táng meeting hall / assembly hall 例会 例會 lì huì regular meeting 改期 gǎi qī to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone 不欢而散 不歡而散 bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord 动员会 動員會 kick-off meeting 年会 年會 nián huì annual meeting 列席 liè xí to attend a meeting as a nonvoting delegate syn 交点 交點 jiāo diǎn meeting point / point of intersection 诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) syn 纠察 糾察 jiū chá to maintain order / steward (policing a meeting) 招聘会 招聘會 zhāo pìn huì recruitment meeting / job fair 闭幕 閉幕 bì mù the curtain falls / lower the curtain / to come to an end (of a meeting) syn 批斗 批鬥 pī dòu to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution) 与会 與會 yù huì to participate in a meeting syn 鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting 现场会 現場會 xiàn chǎng huì on-the-spot meeting 