清 qīng — clear; limpid
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Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #2410
qīng qing1
Basic definition
adjective
Detailed explanation
adjective
- (形声。从水,青声。“青”,碧绿透彻,也有表意作用。本义:水清)
- limpid e.g 清泚清涟清酤 清直 · 清波 · 清活活 · 清照 · 清悠悠 · 清深 · 清雨 · 清英 · 清茗
- clean;pure e.g 清人 · 清交 · 清休 · 清行
- clear and bright e.g 清化 · 清治
- cool e.g 清快 · 清风明月 · 清宫 · 清室 · 清软
- chilly
- peaceful and orderly e.g 清世 · 清夷
- quiet
- morally lofty or upright e.g 清修如鹤 · 清立 · 清抗
- fair e.g 清廉清洁 清心涂胆 · 清操 · 清臣
- quiet e.g 清淡天和 · 清冲 · 清佚
- clear and upright e.g 清耿耿 · 清抗 · 清良 · 清忠 · 清徽 · 清劲
- honest and upright e.g 清鲠:清俭 · 清头 · 清己 · 清公
- delicate fragrance
- without residue
- elegant e.g 清微淡远 · 清而不寒 · 清古 · 清吟 · 清旨 · 清坐
noun
- the Qing Dynasty
- rice wine e.g 清酌庶羞
- latrine
- 姓
Related words
- 清楚 clear; distinct
- 清理 to clear up; to sort out; to settle
- 清醒 clear-headed/sober/awake
- 清晰 clear; distinct
- 清洁 clean
- 清晨 early morning; dawn; morning
- 清除 to clear away; to eliminate; to remove
- 清新 fresh; pure
- 两清 to be even; to have settled accounts
- 清算 to settle accounts/to clear accounts/to liquidate/to expose and criticize
- 清查 to investigate thoroughly/to carefully inspect/to verify/to ferret out (undesira
- 清单 list of items
- 清脆 clear and crisp; ringing
- 清澈 limpid; clear
- 清洗 to clean; to wash
- 清静 quiet and tranquil; peaceful
- 清白 innocent; pure; spotless integrity
- 清明 Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April/the
- 说清楚 to explain clearly; to make oneself understood
- 澄清 to clarify; clear