lush green; glossy green; verdant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
lush and glossy green; dark green and moist; verdant
Commonly used in the pattern '绿油油的 + noun' to describe vegetation, fields, or objects with a deep, lustrous green color. In colloquial speech, the second and third characters are sometimes pronounced with first tone (lǜ yōu yōu).
Lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
mài麦
miáo苗
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
yáo摇
bǎi摆
。
The lush green wheat seedlings swayed in the wind.
Yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
yī一
shēn身
lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
yǔ羽
máo毛
，
zhēn真
jiào叫
rén人
xǐ喜
huan欢
。
The parrot's glossy emerald feathers are truly delightful.
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Tián田
yě野
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
dào稻
tián田
。
The fields were filled with patches of verdant rice paddies.