厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 辣椒 là jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper syn 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper / Chinese prickly ash 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 红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 辣子 là zi cayenne pepper / chili 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 尖椒 jiān jiāo chili pepper 黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo black pepper 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 椒 jiāo pepper 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 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 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper 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 番椒 fān jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 水绿 水綠 shuǐ lǜ light green syn 绿孔雀 綠孔雀 lǜ kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) 青饲料 青飼料 qīng sì liào silage / green fodder 蝈 蟈 guō small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.) / see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 long-horned grasshopper 芊 qiān green / luxuriant growth 螗 táng variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books) syn 菉 lù Arthraxon ciliare / green / rhodacene 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 柳绿花红 柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 花红柳绿 花紅柳綠 huā hóng liǔ lǜ red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring syn 金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant 牛角椒 niú jiǎo jiāo Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili 地三鲜 地三鮮 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper 麻椒 má jiāo an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying 青枣 青棗 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 