qīng

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Definitions

  1. 1. green
  2. 2. blue
  3. 3. black
  4. 4. youth
  5. 5. young (of people)

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蛙怕蛇。
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Words Containing 青

万古长青
wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

青少年
qīng shào nián

adolescent

青年
qīng nián

youth

青春
qīng chūn

youth

青春期
qīng chūn qī

puberty

丁青
dīng qīng

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

丁青县
dīng qīng xiàn

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)

不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)

中国共产主义青年团
zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán

Communist Youth League of China

中国青年报
zhōng guó qīng nián bào

China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net

中青年
zhōng qīng nián

middle-aged

丹青
dān qīng

painting

乍青乍白
zhà qīng zhà bái

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

元青
yuán qīng

deep black

共产主义青年团
gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán

the Communist Youth League

冬青
dōng qīng

holly

冬青树
dōng qīng shù

holly

刺青
cì qīng

to tattoo

刘青云
liú qīng yún

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

包青天
bāo qīng tiān

Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

北京青年报
běi jīng qīng nián bào

Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

吃青春饭
chī qīng chūn fàn

to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)

名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

回回青
huí huí qīng

cobalt blue

垂青
chuí qīng

to show appreciation for sb

大青山
dà qīng shān

Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia

天青石
tiān qīng shí

lapis lazuli

小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
小青脚鹬
xiǎo qīng jiǎo yù
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng

green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)

巴青
bā qīng

Baqên county, Tibetan: Sbra chen rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

巴青县
bā qīng xiàn

Baqên county, Tibetan: Sbra chen rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

常青
cháng qīng

evergreen

常青藤
cháng qīng téng

ivy

常青藤八校
cháng qīng téng bā xiào

Ivy League

平步青云
píng bù qīng yún

to rapidly go up in the world

年青
nián qīng

youthful

意大利青瓜
yì dà lì qīng guā

zucchini

文青
wén qīng

young person who adopts an artistic or intellectual style

新青
xīn qīng

Xinqing district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

新青区
xīn qīng qū

Xinqing district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

东方青龙
dōng fāng qīng lóng

see 青龍|青龙[qīng lóng]

林青霞
lín qīng xiá

Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress

柳青
liǔ qīng

Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer

棘鼻青岛龙
jí bí qīng dǎo lóng

Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout

杀青
shā qīng

to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)

氨苄青霉素
ān biàn qīng méi sù

ampicillin (medicine)

江青
jiāng qīng

Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four

海东青
hǎi dōng qīng

(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

海青天
hǎi qīng tiān

popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[hǎi ruì] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity

淤青
yū qīng

bruise

沥青
lì qīng

asphalt

沥青铀矿
lì qīng yóu kuàng

pitchblende (uranium ore)

乌青
wū qīng

bluish black

炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng

lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)

玄青
xuán qīng

deep black

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

瘀青
yū qīng

bruise

石青
shí qīng

azurite

碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān

green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade

竹叶青
zhú yè qīng

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹叶青蛇
zhú yè qīng shé

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹青
zhú qīng

bamboo bark

粪青
fèn qīng

\shit youth\, sarcastic homonym for 憤青|愤青[fèn qīng]

翠青蛇
cuì qīng shé

Entechinus major (kind of snake)

艾青
ài qīng

Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet

花青素
huā qīng sù

anthocyanidin (biochemistry)

苄星青霉素
biàn xīng qīng méi sù

benzathine benzylpenicillin (aka benzathine penicillin G)

草大青
cǎo dà qīng

Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)

万年青
wàn nián qīng

Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)

葵青
kuí qīng

Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong

藏青
zàng qīng

see 藏青色[zàng qīng sè]

藏青果
zàng qīng guǒ

chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)

藏青色
zàng qīng sè

navy blue

苏步青
sū bù qīng

Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician

萝卜青菜,各有所爱
luó bo qīng cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài

see 蘿蔔白菜,各有所愛|萝卜白菜,各有所爱[luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài]

西青
xī qīng

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]

西青区
xī qīng qū

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[tiān jīn shì]

踏青
tà qīng

lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)

踏青赏春
tà qīng shǎng chūn

to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)

踏青赏花
tà qīng shǎng huā

to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)

返青
fǎn qīng

(of plants) to turn green again

铁青
tiě qīng

ashen

雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng

sky clears after rain

雪青
xuě qīng

lilac (color)

青光眼
qīng guāng yǎn

glaucoma

青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)

青原
qīng yuán

Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi

青原区
qīng yuán qū

Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi

青史
qīng shǐ

annal

青囊经
qīng náng jīng

Qingnang Jing, a book on medical practice written by 華佗|华佗[huà tuó]

青城山
qīng chéng shān

Mount Qingcheng

青堂瓦舍
qīng táng wǎ shè

brick house with a tiled roof

青壮年
qīng zhuàng nián

the prime of one's life

青天
qīng tiān

clear sky

青天大老爷
qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

(coll.) just and incorruptible official

青天白日
qīng tiān bái rì

in broad daylight

青天霹雳
qīng tiān pī lì

lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)

青字头
qīng zì tóu

\top of 青 character\ component in Chinese characters

青山
qīng shān

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

青山区
qīng shān qū

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

青山州
qīng shān zhōu

Vermont (green mountain state)

青山湖
qīng shān hú

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青山湖区
qīng shān hú qū

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青山绿水
qīng shān lǜ shuǐ

lit. green hills and clear waters

青冈
qīng gāng

Qinggang county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

青冈县
qīng gāng xiàn

Qinggang county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

青岛
qīng dǎo

Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

青岛啤酒
qīng dǎo pí jiǔ

Tsingtao Beer

青岛市
qīng dǎo shì

Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

青川
qīng chuān

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan

青川县
qīng chuān xiàn

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan

青州
qīng zhōu

Qingzhou, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

青州市
qīng zhōu shì

Qingzhou, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

青工
qīng gōng

young worker (esp of the CCP)

青年人
qīng nián rén

young person

青年团
qīng nián tuán

youth corps

青年旅舍
qīng nián lǚ shè

youth hostel

青年会
qīng nián huì

YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)

青年期
qīng nián qī

adolescence

青年节
qīng nián jié

Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off

青旅
qīng lǚ

youth hostel

青春不再
qīng chūn bù zài

lit. one's youth will never return

青春永驻
qīng chūn yǒng zhù

to stay young forever

青春痘
qīng chūn dòu

acne

青春豆
qīng chūn dòu

acne

青松
qīng sōng

pine tree

青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)

青枣
qīng zǎo

blue or green jujube

青森
qīng sēn

Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

青森县
qīng sēn xiàn

Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

青椒
qīng jiāo

Capsicum annuum

青椒牛柳
qīng jiāo niú liǔ

beef with green peppers

青楼
qīng lóu

(literary) brothel

青檀
qīng tán

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸

青檀树
qīng tán shù

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸

青柠
qīng níng

lime (fruit)

青柠檬
qīng níng méng

lime (fruit)

青柠色
qīng níng sè

lime (color)

青江菜
qīng jiāng cài

bok choy

青河
qīng hé

Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang

青河县
qīng hé xiàn

Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang

青浦
qīng pǔ

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

青浦区
qīng pǔ qū

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

青海湖
qīng hǎi hú

Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)

青涩
qīng sè

underripe

青瓜
qīng guā

cucumber

青瓦台
qīng wǎ tái

Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul

青瓷
qīng cí

celadon (pottery)

青田
qīng tián

Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

青田县
qīng tián xiàn

Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

青白
qīng bái

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

青白江
qīng bái jiāng

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

青眼
qīng yǎn

lit. (to look) with a direct gaze

青睐
qīng lài

(lit.) to fix one's gaze on

青石
qīng shí

bluestone

青神
qīng shén

Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

青神县
qīng shén xiàn

Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

青秀
qīng xiù

Qingxiu District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

青秀区
qīng xiù qū

Qingxiu District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

青稞
qīng kē

highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai)

青筋
qīng jīn

veins

青红帮
qīng hóng bāng

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

青红皂白
qīng hóng zào bái

the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

青紫
qīng zǐ

purple

青丝
qīng sī

fine black hair

青绿
qīng lǜ

lush green

青绿山水
qīng lǜ shān shuǐ

blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)

青县
qīng xiàn

Qing county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

青羊
qīng yáng

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

青羊区
qīng yáng qū

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

青翠
qīng cuì

fresh and green

青肿
qīng zhǒng

bruise

青脚滨鹬
qīng jiǎo bīn yù

(bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

青脚鹬
qīng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

青色
qīng sè

cyan

青芥辣
qīng jiè là

horseradish

青花
qīng huā

blue and white (porcelain)

青花椰菜
qīng huā yē cài

broccoli

青花瓷
qīng huā cí

blue and white porcelain

青花菜
qīng huā cài

broccoli

青苔
qīng tái

moss

青荇
qīng xìng

waterlily

青草
qīng cǎo

grass

青菜
qīng cài

green vegetables

青葙
qīng xiāng

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

青葙子
qīng xiāng zi

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

青蒜
qīng suàn

garlic shoots and leaves

青蒿素
qīng hāo sù

Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical)

青葱
qīng cōng

scallion

青藏
qīng zàng

Qinghai and Tibet

青藏公路
qīng zàng gōng lù

Qinghai-Tibet Highway

青藏线
qīng zàng xiàn

the Qinghai-Tibet route

青藏铁路
qīng zàng tiě lù

Qinghai-Tibet railway

青藏铁路线
qīng zàng tiě lù xiàn

Qinghai-Tibet Railway

青藏高原
qīng zàng gāo yuán

Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

青虾
qīng xiā

oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp

青衣
qīng yī

black clothes

青豆
qīng dòu

green soybean