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HSK
clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
HSK 2
to wash; to rinse; to clean / (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
HSK 6
to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *清* | 清* | *清
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
HSK 6
early morning
HSK 5
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
HSK 6
clean / to clean
HSK 6
fresh and cool / relaxed
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
HSK 7-9
cleaner / janitor / garbage collector
HSK 6
unclear / not understood / currently unknown
unclear / indistinct / ambiguous
clear; distinct
HSK 7-9
(of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66) / abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动
list of items
HSK 7-9
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts)
HSK 7-9
Manchurian Qing government
egg white
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
clear-headed / sober / awake
HSK 4
hipster
to clear / to empty
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *清* | 清* | *清
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing
fresh and clean
HSK 7-9
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-19th April / Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century
serum / blood serum
cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing
HSK 7-9
to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
Qing government (1644-1911)
early in the morning
to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) / fig. enchanting scenery
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
to clarify (the facts) / clarification
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
to clarify / to fully understand
as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
countless; innumerable
to stir-fry / to saute
(fig.) a breath of fresh air
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
whey
to purge a political party of undesirable elements
perfectly clean / blameless / unimpeachable (idiom)
the late Qing / late 19th and early 20th century China
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
mosque
HSK 7-9
to disentangle (wiring etc) / (fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)
zero-COVID (policy)
to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of
HSK 7-9
peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
Qing troops; Manchu soldiers
vegetable cooking oil
to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances
to count / to enumerate exactly
the Qing court (as government of China)
unclear
meager
to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
pure / innocent
to check / to make inventory
indistinct / fuzzy / blurred with age
to see clearly
sweet scent / fragrant odor
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive)
steamed in broth
cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田
see 清水縣|清水县 / Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
fresh water / drinking water / clear water
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
(idiom) full of vitality / relaxed and alert
pretty / with delicate features
unable to figure out
to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation
to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
first thing in the morning / at daybreak
Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure
to check the accounts / to take stock
to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
Puritan
to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements)
quiet / peaceful and quiet
HSK 7-9
William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
HSK 7-9

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