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绿树成荫

lǜ shù chéng yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage / (of a road) to be tree-lined
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2050fb5fdf093476. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

綠樹成蔭 绿树成荫 [lu:4 shu4 cheng2 yin1] /(idiom) (of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined/

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Other forms in these source records: 綠樹成蔭

  • 绿
    lù

    used in names

    lǜ

    green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lǜ mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

  • 树
    shù

    tree / CL:棵[kē] / to cultivate / to set up

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 荫
    yìn

    variant of 蔭|荫[yìn], shade / shade

    yīn

    (bound form) shade (of a tree)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.