绿卡 (lǜkǎ): green card; permanent residency permit

Measure Word

一张绿卡 zhāng

Meanings

1 green card; permanent residency permit

Characters

Examples

她终于拿到了美国的绿卡。

Tā zhōngyú nádào le měiguó de lǜkǎ.

She finally got her US green card.

Tips

culture

Originally referred specifically to the US green card, but now used loosely for any country's permanent residency permit. Getting a 绿卡 is a major life milestone frequently discussed in Chinese social media.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

卡 kǎ

Related Words

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card / flashcard

信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ HSK 2 #2,365

credit card

卡 kǎ HSK 7 #889

card / to be stuck

贺卡 hèkǎ HSK 5 #11,096

greeting card; congratulations card

绿灯 lǜdēng HSK 7 #10,599

green light / permission to proceed

卡住 kǎzhù #4,822

to get stuck / to be jammed / to be caught

奥斯卡 àosīkǎ #4,539

Oscar (Academy Award) / Oscar (name)

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Kara/Carla (name transliteration) / kara (as in karaoke)