Definition

1. Noun:
   • Greenery, verdure: Refers to green plants, trees, and vegetation collectively, often emphasizing their lush, green, and living state.
   • A green tree/plant: Can refer to an individual living tree or plant that is green and healthy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố này cần nhiều cây xanh hơn để cải thiện chất lượng không khí. (This city needs more greenery to improve air quality.)
  • Khu vườn đầy cây xanh tạo cảm giác mát mẻ và yên bình. (The garden full of verdure creates a cool and peaceful feeling.)
  • Hãy bảo vệ những cây xanh trong công viên. (Please protect the green trees in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• "màu xanh cây": This is a distinct compound phrase meaning "leaf green" or "vegetation green" (a shade of green). It is not a direct synonym for "cây xanh".
  • Cô ấy thích sơn phòng màu xanh cây. (She likes to paint the room leaf green.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây cối (n): Trees and plants (a more general term for vegetation, not necessarily emphasizing the "green" aspect).
  • Cây cối trong rừng rất đa dạng. (The vegetation in the forest is very diverse.)
• Thảm thực vật (n): Vegetation cover, flora (a more scientific/technical term).
  • Thảm thực vật ở đây rất phong phú. (The vegetation cover here is very rich.)
• Màu xanh lá cây (n): Green color (literally "leaf green color").
  • Lá có màu xanh lá cây. (Leaves are green in color.)

Synonyms

• Thực vật xanh: Green plants (more formal/scientific).
• Cỏ cây hoa lá: A poetic phrase meaning grasses, trees, flowers, and leaves (emphasizing various types of plants).

Notes on Usage

• "Cây xanh" is a common compound noun in Vietnamese. It is typically used as a single lexical unit to mean "greenery" or "green plants". It is not typically broken down into its components ("cây" = tree/plant, "xanh" = green) for separate explanation in this context, as the combined meaning is standard and idiomatic.
• The word emphasizes the visual quality of being green and alive. It is often used in contexts related to urban planning, environment, ecology, and general descriptions of nature.

1. Verdure