| 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 绿肥 | lǜ féi | green manure |
| 绿化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants; to reforest |
| 叶绿素 | yè lǜ sù | chlorophyll |
| 绿林 | lǜ lín | green wood; place name in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han |
| 绿茶 | lǜ chá | green tea |
| 绿叶 | lǜ yè | green leaf |
| 绿豆 | lǜ dòu | mung bean |
| 绿地 | lǜ dì | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 碧绿 | bì lǜ | dark green |
| 绿洲 | lǜ zhōu | oasis |
| 绿灯 | lǜ dēng | green light |
| 叶绿体 | yè lǜ tǐ | chloroplast |
| 翠绿 | cuì lǜ | greenish-blue; emerald green |
| 嫩绿 | nèn lǜ | tender green; soft green |
| 绿油油 | lǜ yóu yóu | lush green; verdant |
| 鸭绿江 | Yā lǜ jiāng | Yalu River |
| 绿营 | Lǜ yíng | Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units |
| 绿水 | lǜ shuǐ | green water; crystal-clear water |
| 品绿 | pǐn lǜ | light green |
| 墨绿色 | mò lǜ sè | dark or deep green |
| 家鸭绿头鸭 | jiā yā lǜ tóu yā | mallard; duck (Anas platyrhyncha) |
| 小绿人 | xiǎo lǜ rén | little green men from Mars |
| 巴黎绿 | bā lí lǜ | Paris green; copper(II) acetoarsenite Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2 |
| 常绿 | cháng lǜ | evergreen |
| 常绿植物 | cháng lǜ zhí wù | evergreen plant |
| 常绿树 | cháng lǜ shù | evergreen tree |
| 戴绿帽子 | dài lǜ mào zi | a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife |
| 戴绿头巾 | dài lǜ tóu jīn | lit. to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel); cuckold |
| 李绿园 | Lǐ Lǜ yuán | Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the side-street 岐路灯 |
| 柳绿花红 | liǔ lǜ huā hóng | green willow and red flowers; all the colors of spring |
| 水绿 | shuǐ lǜ | light green |
| 灯红酒绿 | dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ | lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment |
牡丹虽好，
全仗绿叶扶 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán zhàng lǜ yè fú | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
全仗绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
全凭绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
quán píng lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
牡丹虽好，
终须绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
| 祖母绿 | zǔ mǔ lǜ | emerald |
| 红橙黄绿蓝靛紫 | hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ | red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet; Colors of the rainbow |
| 红男绿女 | hóng nán lǜ nǚ | young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom) |
| 红绿灯 | hóng lǜ dēng | traffic light; traffic signal |
| 绿区 | lǜ qū | (Baghdad) green zone |
| 绿卡 | lǜ kǎ | United States permanent resident card; green card |
| 绿园 | Lǜ yuán | Lüyuan district of Changchun city 长春市, Jilin |
| 绿园区 | Lǜ yuán qū | Lüyuan district of Changchun city 长春市, Jilin |
| 绿坝 | Lǜ bà | Green Dam, content-control software (abbr. for 绿坝・花季护航[Lu:4 ba4 · hua1 ji4 hu4 hang2]) |
| 绿坝・花季护航 | Lǜ bà · huā jì hù háng | Green Dam Youth Escort, internet content-control software (abbreviated to 绿坝[Lu:4 ba4]) |
| 绿女红男 | lǜ nǚ hóng nán | young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom) |
| 绿宝石 | lǜ bǎo shí | beryl |
