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青山绿水

qīng shān lǜ shuǐ

green hills and clear rivers

Character by character

青qīng
blue-green
山shān
hills
绿lǜ
green
水shuǐ
water

Example

这个小村子青山绿水,空气特别好。
The little village has green hills, clear streams and wonderful air.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

Reversed in the slogan 绿水青山就是金山银山 (clean nature is real wealth).

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