Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 绿洲
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
绿色lǜsègreen
红绿灯hóng-lǜdēngtraffic light; traffic signal
亚洲YàzhōuAsia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1])
非洲FēizhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)