碧玉

bìyù

noun #76,681

Measure Word

一块碧玉 kuài

Meanings

1 green jade
2 jasper

Characters

jade green; blue-green

Examples

HSK 5

春天的湖水像一块碧玉。

Chūntiān de húshuǐ xiàng yí kuài bìyù.

In spring the lake looks like a piece of green jade.

HSK 7-9

她戴着一只碧玉镯子。

Tā dài zhe yì zhī bìyù zhuózi.

She wears a green jade bracelet.

Tips

culture

贺知章's 《咏柳》 opens with 碧玉妆成一树高, "the tall tree stands dressed in green jade": a willow in its first leaves. 小家碧玉 is a pretty, modest girl from a humble family; 碧玉 was first the name of such a girl in an old folk song.

Stroke Order

碧 bì

玉 yù