清 (qīng) means Clear (pure - distinct). Below are 24 of the 72 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
溪水非常 清 凉。
Xī shuǐ fēicháng qīngliáng.
The stream water is cool and clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 溪
请说 清 楚一点儿。
Qǐng shuō qīngchu yìdiǎnr.
Please speak a little more clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 清楚
他的解释很 清 楚。
Tā de jiěshì hěn qīngchu.
His explanation was very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 解释
请保持环境 清 洁。
Qǐng bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié.
Please keep the area clean.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清洁
照片拍得很 清 晰。
Zhàopiàn pāi de hěn qīngxī.
The photograph came out very sharp.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清晰
我的耳朵听不 清 楚。
Wǒ de ěrduo tīng bu qīngchu.
My ears can't hear it clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 耳朵
老师的要求很 清 楚。
Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn qīngchu.
The teacher's requirements are very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
辞职以前要想 清 楚。
Cízhí yǐqián yào xiǎng qīngchu.
Think it through before you resign.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 辞职
这道菜口味很 清 淡。
Zhè dào cài kǒuwèi hěn qīngdàn.
This dish has a light flavour.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 清淡
雾太大，看不 清 路。
Wù tài dà, kàn bu qīng lù.
The fog is too thick to see the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 雾
山泉的水非常 清 澈。
Shānquán de shuǐ fēicháng qīngchè.
The water of the mountain spring is crystal clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清澈
他的思路非常 清 晰。
Tā de sīlù fēicháng qīngxī.
His thinking is extremely clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清晰
天然气比煤更 清 洁。
Tiānránqì bǐ méi gèng qīngjié.
Natural gas is cleaner than coal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 天然气
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From the graded readers
她说话不快，可是每个字都很 清 楚。
tā shuōhuà bùkuài, kěshì měi gè zì dōu hěn qīngchu.
She doesn't speak fast, but every word is clear.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
这次我看 清 楚了才下单——蓝色，大号。
zhècì wǒ kānqīng chǔ le / liǎo / liào cái xià dān—— lánsè, dà hào / háo.
This time I checked properly before ordering — blue, large.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
从那以后，我学会了一件事：先问 清 楚，再生气。
cóng nà / nèi yǐhòu, wǒ xuéhuìle yíjiàn shì: xiān wèn qīngchu, zài shēngqì.
Since then I've learned one thing: find out first, get angry afterwards.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
From the travel phrasebook
清 关需要您那边配合。
Qīngguān xūyào nín nàbiān pèihé.
Clearance needs your side to act.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
清 appears in 72 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 清
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Questions about 清
How is 清 used in a sentence?
This page shows 72 sentences using 清 (qīng, "Clear (pure - distinct)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 清 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 清 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 清?
The dictionary page for 清 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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