绿萝

綠蘿

lǜluó

noun

Measure Word

一盆绿萝 pén

Meanings

1 pothos
2 golden pothos
3 devil's ivy

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

绿萝很好养，放在光线很暗的地方也能长得很好。

Lǜluó hěn hǎo yǎng, fàng zài guāngxiàn hěn àn de dìfang yě néng zhǎng de hěn hǎo.

Pothos is easy to look after and grows well even in a dim corner.

HSK 6

我的办公桌上放着一盆绿萝。

Wǒ de bàngōngzhuō shàng fàng zhe yì pén lǜluó.

There is a pot of pothos on my desk.

Tips

culture

Many Chinese families put 绿萝 in a newly decorated flat in the belief that it absorbs formaldehyde, 甲醛; a few pot plants do very little in practice, and airing the rooms is what helps.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

萝 luó