green card; permanent residence permit
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green card; permanent residence permit
neutralOriginally from the United States 'green card', now commonly used in Chinese to refer to permanent residency permits in various countries, especially those with a physical card that may be green.
Tā他
jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
nǔ努
lì力
，
zhōng终
yú于
ná拿
dào到
le了
Měi美
guó国
de的
lǜ绿
kǎ卡
。
After years of hard work, he finally obtained a U.S. green card.
Huò获
dé得
Jiā加
ná拿
dà大
lǜ绿
kǎ卡
hòu后
，
tā她
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
zì自
yóu由
gōng工
zuò作
hé和
shēng生
huó活
。
After obtaining a Canadian permanent residence permit, she can work and live there freely.
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Shēn申
qǐng请
lǜ绿
kǎ卡
de的
guò过
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
，
xū需
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
duō多
cái材
liào料
。
The process of applying for a green card is very complicated and requires preparing a lot of documents.
Yōng拥
yǒu有
lǜ绿
kǎ卡
bù不
děng等
yú于
yōng拥
yǒu有
gāi该
guó国
guó国
jí籍
。
Having a green card is not the same as having citizenship of that country.