清
明

Clear and bright in Chinese: 清明 (qīng míng)

qīng míng

clear and bright

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1clear and bright
  2. 2sober and calm
  3. 3(of a government or administration) well ordered

Stroke order

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清
明

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 老人虽然病了，但神志一直很清明。

    lǎo rén suī rán bìng le， dàn shén zhì yì zhí hěn qīng míng。

    Though the old man was ill, his mind stayed clear the whole time.

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Related words

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

明白

míng bai

clear

清楚

qīng chu

clear

说明

shuō míng

to explain

证明

zhèng míng

proof

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

发明

fā míng

to invent

光明

guāng míng

light

明确

míng què

clear-cut

明显

míng xiǎn

clear

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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