楦头 楦頭 xuàn tou toe box (of a shoe) / shoe last (shoemaker's tool) 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 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 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 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 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 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ moss green / dark sea green 红顶绿鸠 紅頂綠鳩 hóng dǐng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon / Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae) 绿皮车 綠皮車 lǜ pí chē green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century) 青绿 青綠 qīng lǜ lush green / dark green / turquoise syn 选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative syn 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to syn 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 另存为 另存為 lìng cún wéi Save As ... (menu option in a software application) 期权 期權 qī quán (finance) option 认股权 認股權 rèn gǔ quán stock option 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom) / would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option 三十六计，走为上策 三十六計，走為上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave 股票期权 股票期權 gǔ piào qī quán stock option 选择价值 option value 终极选择 option of last resort 股票购买权 股票購買權 gǔ piào gòu mǎi quán stock option 可持续创新备选办法 可持續創新備選辦法 sustainable innovation option 准选择价值 準選擇價值 quasi-option value 延迟融资办法选择 延遲融資辦法選擇 deferred drawdown option 冗余和应急备选办法 冗余和應急備選辦法 redundancy and contingency option 选择价格 選擇價格 option price 工程选项 工程選項 scope option 现金支付方式 現金支付方式 cash payment option 色号 色號 sè hào shade (of lipstick etc) / color option 鞋子 xié zi shoe syn 鞋底 xié dǐ sole (of a shoe) 鞋垫 鞋墊 xié diàn insole / shoe insert 后跟 後跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") syn 鞋跟 xié gēn heel (of a shoe) 帮子 幫子 bāng zi outer (of cabbage etc) / upper (of a shoe) / (coll.) group / gang syn 鞋套 xié tào overshoe / shoe cover 鞋油 xié yóu shoe polish 鞋帮 鞋幫 xié bāng uppers of a shoe 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 履 lǚ shoe / to tread on syn 绱 緔 shàng to sole a shoe 硌 gè (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe) / to hurt / to chafe syn 楦 xuàn to block (a hat) / to stretch (a shoe) syn 襻 pàn button loop / sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc) / to tie together / to stitch together syn 舄 xì shoe / slipper syn 靸 sǎ children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style 瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 章甫荐履 章甫薦履 zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom) / everything turned upside down 皮面 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe) syn 皮鞋油 pí xié yóu shoe polish 脚正不怕鞋歪 腳正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 认脚 認腳 rèn jiǎo (of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right 躧 xǐ shoe / to step 鱼嘴鞋 魚嘴鞋 yú zuǐ xié open-toed shoe / peep-toe 匣形雷 xiá xíng léi box mine / shoe box mine 上鞋 shàng xié to sole a shoe / to stitch the sole to the upper 腮帮 腮幫 sāi bāng cheek / upper (of a shoe) 搬楦头 搬楦頭 bān xuàn tou lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom) / fig. to expose shameful secrets (old) 楦子 xuàn zi shoe tree / hat block syn 足尖鞋 zú jiān xié (ballet) pointe shoe 鞋楦 xié xuàn shoe tree 减震鞋 減震鞋 jiǎn zhèn xié cushioning shoe 洞洞鞋 dòng dòng xié Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe) 花园鞋 花園鞋 huā yuán xié Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe) 后跟提带 後跟提帶 hòu gēn tí dài backstrap (of a shoe) 正脚鞋 正腳鞋 zhèng jiǎo xié shoe that can be worn on either foot 乌拉 烏拉 wù la leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter syn 直脚鞋 直腳鞋 zhí jiǎo xié shoe that can be worn on either foot 绿色 綠色 lǜ sè green 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 青山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life syn 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 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 青色 qīng sè cyan / blue-green syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage syn 碧绿 碧綠 bì lǜ dark green syn 翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue / emerald green syn 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious syn 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 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) 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 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water 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 