嫩芽 nèn yá tender shoots syn 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 标书 標書 biāo shū bid or tender submission or delivery / bid or tender document 含情脉脉 含情脈脈 hán qíng mò mò full of tender feelings (idiom) / tender-hearted syn 温情脉脉 溫情脈脈 wēn qíng mò mò full of tender feelings (idiom) / tender-hearted syn 柔情脉脉 柔情脈脈 róu qíng mò mò full of tender feelings (idiom) / tender-hearted 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 青蒜 qīng suàn garlic shoots and leaves syn 蒜薹 suàn tái garlic shoots (cookery) syn 豆苗 dòu miáo pea shoots / bean seedling 箘 jùn bamboo shoots 蘗 niè shoots from an old stump 龙须菜 龍鬚菜 lóng xū cài asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1] syn 肉圆 肉圓 ròu yuán ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân]) 豌豆尖 wān dòu jiān pea shoots 拼婚 pīn hūn to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc 螺蛳粉 螺螄粉 luó sī fěn luosifen (rice noodles served in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, often seasoned with stinky fermented bamboo shoots) 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 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 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 柔情 róu qíng gentle feelings / tender sentiments syn 投标 投標 tóu biāo to bid / to make a tender syn 中标 中標 zhòng biāo to win a tender / to win a bid syn 纤细 纖細 xiān xì fine / slim / tender syn 娇艳 嬌豔 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful syn 娇嫩 嬌嫩 jiāo nen tender and lovely / fragile / delicate syn 稚嫩 zhì nèn young and tender / puerile / soft and immature syn 温存 溫存 wēn cún tender / affectionate / tenderness syn 怜爱 憐愛 lián ài to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb syn 细嫩 細嫩 xì nèn tender syn 欲滴 yù dī (suffix) replete (with moisture) / glistening / plump and tender / lovely / alluring 柔嫩 róu nèn tender / delicate (texture) syn 致以 zhì yǐ to express / to present / to extend / to tender (greetings, thanks etc) syn 纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands 标底 標底 biāo dǐ base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction) syn 嫩叶 嫩葉 nèn yè tender young leaves 里脊 lǐ ji (tender)loin (of pork, beef etc) 恋慕 戀慕 liàn mù to be enamored of / to have tender feelings for / to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place) 温 溫 wēn warm / lukewarm / to warm up / (bound form) temperature / (bound form) mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / (TCM) fever / epidemic / pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1]) syn 娇 嬌 jiāo lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 怜香惜玉 憐香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) syn 严慈 嚴慈 yán cí strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother 嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling / tender young shoot / sprout syn 嫰 nèn old variant of 嫩[nen4] / tender / delicate 娇红 嬌紅 jiāo hóng tender pink 娇黄 嬌黃 jiāo huáng tender yellow 柔情似水 róu qíng sì shuǐ tender and soft as water / deeply attached to sb syn 标售 標售 biāo shòu to sell by tender 标卖 標賣 biāo mài to sell at marked price / to sell by tender 标金 標金 biāo jīn standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender 淑静 淑靜 shū jìng gentle / tender 白苋 白莧 bái xiàn white amaranth (Amaranthus albus) / sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food 肥鲜 肥鮮 féi xiān fresh and tender (of food) / delicious 鱼腩 魚腩 yú nǎn soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy) / (fig.) (sports) weak team / pushover / minnow 开标委员会 開標委員會 Tender Opening Committee 焢 kòng (Tw) to roast / (Tw) to braise until tender 阿是穴 ā shì xué (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point 细皮嫩肉 細皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu soft skin and tender flesh (idiom) / smooth-skinned 傲娇 傲嬌 ào jiāo (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") 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 青山绿水 青山綠水 qīng shān lǜ shuǐ lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom) syn 墨绿色 墨綠色 mò lǜ sè dark or deep green syn 葱花 蔥花 cōng huā chopped green onions 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 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóu yóu lush green / verdant syn 