清
脆

Sharp and clear in Chinese: 清脆 (qīng cuì)

qīng cuì

sharp and clear

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sharp and clear
  2. 2crisp
  3. 3melodious
  4. 4ringing
  5. 5tinkling
  6. 6silvery (of sound)
  7. 7fragile
  8. 8frail
  9. 9also written 轻脆

Stroke order

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清
脆

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄘㄨㄟˋ

cuì

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她的笑声又清脆又好听。

    tā de xiào shēng yòu qīng cuì yòu hǎo tīng。

    Her laughter is crisp and pleasant.

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Related words

脆

cuì

brittle

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear

清楚

qīng chu

clear

干脆

gān cuì

candid

清淡

qīng dàn

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

清醒

qīng xǐng

clear-headed

清晨

qīng chén

early morning

清理

qīng lǐ

to clear up

清洁

qīng jié

clean

清洗

qīng xǐ

to wash

澄清

chéng qīng

clear (of liquid)

脆弱

cuì ruò

weak

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