绿草如茵

綠草如茵

lǜcǎorúyīn

idiom

Meanings

1 green grass like a mattress
2 a lush green carpet of grass
3 a soft green meadow

Characters

Examples

公园里绿草如茵，是散步的好地方。

Gōngyuán lǐ lǜcǎorúyīn, shì sànbù de hǎo dìfang.

The park has lush green lawns — a great place for a walk.

春天，山坡上绿草如茵。

Chūntiān, shānpō shàng lǜcǎorúyīn.

In spring the hillside is carpeted in green grass.

Tips

memory

茵 originally means 'cushion / mat' (as in 茵褥). So 绿草如茵 = 'green grass like a cushion' — grass soft enough to sit on.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

草 cǎo

如 rú

茵 yīn