| 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 |
| 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) |
| 绿洲 | lǜ zhōu | oasis |
| 绿灯 | lǜ dēng | green light |
| 绿油油 | lǜ yóu yóu | lush green; verdant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 绿岛 | Lǜ dǎo | Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 绿岛乡 | Lǜ dǎo xiāng | Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 绿帽子 | lǜ mào zi | cuckold |
| 绿旗兵 | Lǜ qí bīng | same as 绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units |
| 绿春 | Lǜ chūn | Lüchun county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 绿春县 | Lǜ chūn xiàn | Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 绿松石 | lǜ sōng shí | turquoise |
| 绿林好汉 | lǜ lín hǎo hàn | true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) |
| 绿林豪客 | lǜ lín háo kè | bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) |
| 绿树 | lǜ shù | green tree |
| 绿泥石 | lǜ ní shí | chlorite (geology) |
| 绿营兵 | Lǜ yíng bīng | Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units |
| 绿玉髓 | lǜ yù suǐ | chrysoprase (mineral) |
| 绿莹莹 | lǜ yīng yīng | green and lush |
| 绿玛瑙 | lǜ mǎ nǎo | chrysoprase (mineral) |
| 绿皮书 | lǜ pí shū | green paper |
| 绿矾 | lǜ fán | green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O) |
| 绿箭 | Lǜ jiàn | Wrigley's Doublemint (brand) |
| 绿色和平 | Lǜ sè hé píng | Greenpeace (environmental network) |
| 绿色食品 | lǜ sè shí pǐn | green food product; organic food |
| 绿苔 | lǜ tái | green algae |
| 绿草 | lǜ cǎo | green grass |
| 绿草如茵 | lǜ cǎo rú yīn | green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on |
| 绿菜花 | lǜ cài huā | broccoli |
| 绿赤杨 | lǜ chì yáng | green alder (Alnus viridis) |
| 绿雀 | lǜ què | oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) |
| 绿头巾 | lǜ tóu jīn | green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel); cuckold |
| 绿党 | lǜ dǎng | worldwide green parties |
