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清
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Definitions
- 1. (of water etc) clear; clean
- 2. quiet; still
- 3. pure; uncorrupted
- 4. clear; distinct
- 5. to clear; to settle (accounts)
Example Sentences
1 shown他 清 了 清 喉嚨。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 清
hopelessly muddled
Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[tiān jīn]
to be delirious
Qingshui or Chingshui Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
idle
the late Qing
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
to clear up
Qingpu district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu
(of a location) quiet and secluded
Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
street cleaner
clear and bright
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
to settle (of liquid)
Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan
Chiang Mai, city in Thailand
General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山[xiāo yī shān]
Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)
Fuqing, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang
Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[liáo chéng], Shandong
clear spring
to clean the street
green tea
wine offered to gods in worship
beautiful
office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty
to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning
Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
Qingpu district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu
limpid
Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
high definition television HDTV
clearance sale
Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
clearing bank
unclear
posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[huáng tài jí] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
clear and soft (voice)
perfectly clean
to check
early in the morning
Qingyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
high definition (television etc)
meager fare
monotone
deserted
Qingyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
to distinguish (between different things)
delicate and pretty
lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
Qing government (1644-1911)
Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道[zhōng qīng běi dào]
to muddle things together (idiom)
Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang
definition
high pressure washer
quiet
Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[tiān jīn]
lucid
demolition of homes
to purge a political party of undesirable elements
Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)
Qingjiang river in Hubei
honest and upright (idiom)
Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市|清远市[qīng yuǎn shì], Guangdong
Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi
to find out
clear-headed
to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
sweet scent
Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
high definition digital television
(of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful; elegant; charming; beautiful
Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
trigger list
Chongjin, capital of North Hamgyeong province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[xián jìng běi dào], North Korea
empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
honest and upright official (traditional)
radical scavenger (chemistry)
Qing historical archive, currently 4484 scrolls
ethnic cleansing
(phonetics) voiceless sound
Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
vegetable cooking oil
serum
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
to disentangle (wiring etc)
to restore sth to its initial state
sake (Japanese rice wine)
to live in ease and comfort
Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[shào yáng shì], Hunan
Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
mosque
unplastered masonry wall
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn] (from 1616)
Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan
pure and quiet (of life)
lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
poor but upright
Puritan
Bank for International Settlements
Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
clear and melodious
upright and honorable
first thing in the morning
Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
late Ming and early Qing
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom
destitute but honest
Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
sharp and clear
to clear away
to stew meat without seasoning
hipster
to repay; to pay off a debt
cool
clear diction
to lisp
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
Wadati Kiyoō (1902-1995), pioneer Japanese seismologist
Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
fresh water
Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong
poor
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
upright and honest
to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup
fresh and cool
North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市
fair criticism
ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
the Qing army
to take an inventory of stock
to clear up
to clarify (the facts)
to clear out accumulated items
to clear one's throat
to see clearly
early morning
(coll.) egg white
limpid
(computing) to clear (all items on the display screen)
demolition (of buildings for new project)
liquidation
South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田[dà tián]
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
talk show
Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[shào yáng shì], Hunan
to settle accounts
William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020
not able to see clearly
Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
to pay back in full
pretty
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道[zhōng qīng běi dào]
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié qi] 5th-19th April
clear
to clear
to clear one's throat
to make a clean copy
high definition (instruments)
Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
to suss out
peaceful
zero-COVID (policy)
countless; innumerable
to alleviate fever (medicine)
unclear
Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[dà qīng] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[zhōng qīng běi dào] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[zhōng qīng nán dào] of South Korea
pure
an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
to filter and purify
detergent
cleaner
serotonin
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
water so clear you can see the bottom
to suppress (insurgents)
light intellectual conversation
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
unclear
Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
indistinct
(idiom) full of vitality
noble and virtuous
fresh and pure
clear
the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝[qīng cháo]
to check the accounts
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player
Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市|清远市[qīng yuǎn shì], Guangdong
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
to hear clearly
anti-Qing
to purge the ranks
to make an inventory of warehouses
clear (of liquid)
pure and high-minded (idiom)
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
customs clearance
to rinse
clear; limpid
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
egg white
cool breeze
to tidy up
Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[liáo chéng], Shandong
Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[guì yáng], Guizhou
fig. one who is too severe has no friends
to stir-fry
lucid dream
Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
to pay in full
deserted
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)
water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang
broth
Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi
to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
lean
unclear
Qingshui county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu
to settle (an account)
traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
meager
as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
to clarify
deep cleansing
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
fresh and elegant
waste disposal bag
to purge the ranks
somber
Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
to see clearly
soothing ointment
a filter
Qingwan county in Baoding prefecture, Hebei
detailed list
standard definition (TV or video image quality)
to purge
clean
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[zhōng qīng běi dào] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[zhōng qīng nán dào] of South Korea
refined
Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan
Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[zhào ěr xùn] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
to repay a debt in full
the Qing court (as government of China)
to investigate thoroughly
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
cleaner
Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
early in the morning
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
to clear (a place)
Qing dynasty person
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
antiserum
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
see 清風明月|清风明月[qīng fēng míng yuè]
Islamic
to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
clearing bank
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
(fig.) a breath of fresh air
Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
serotonin
Fuqing, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
unable to figure out
\ethnic cleansing\
Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[guì yáng], Guizhou
to count
steamed in broth
to wash
honest
scouring ball
Manchurian Qing government
list of items
to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong
Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang