Chinese words starting with “lv”
13 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable lv. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 8 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final ü · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 3rd tone 8
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 律师lǜ shīHSK 4
lawyer
- 绿色lǜ sèHSK 2
green
- 旅行lǚ xíngHSK 2
to travel; journey; trip
- 旅游lǚ yóuHSK 2
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel
- 旅馆lǚ guǎnHSK 3
hotel
- 旅客lǚ kèHSK 2
traveler; tourist
- 旅行社lǚ xíng shèHSK 3
travel agency
- 绿茶lǜ cháHSK 3
green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
All 13 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 绿 | lǜ | a,an | green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) | |
| 2 | 率 | lǜ | v,k | rate; frequency | |
| 3 | 履行 | lǚ xíng | v,vn | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform | |
| 4 | 旅途 | lǚ tú | n | journey; trip | |
| 5 | 旅程 | lǚ chéng | n | journey; trip | |
| 6 | 铝 | lǚ | n | aluminum (chemistry) | |
| 7 | 缕 | lǚ | q | strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) | |
| 8 | 旅店 | lǚ diàn | n | inn; small hotel | |
| 9 | 绿灯 | lǜ dēng | n | green light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed | |
| 10 | 屡 | lǚ | d | time and again; repeatedly; frequently | |
| 11 | 绿地 | lǜ dì | n | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) | |
| 12 | 绿化 | lǜ huà | v,vn | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization | |
| 13 | 屡次 | lǚ cì | d | repeatedly; time and again |
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