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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *清* | 清* | *清
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
HSK 6
unclear / indistinct / ambiguous
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66) / abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动
clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts)
HSK 7-9
egg white
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *清* | 清* | *清
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing
serum / blood serum
to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
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
countless; innumerable
whey
the late Qing / late 19th and early 20th century China
to disentangle (wiring etc) / (fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)
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
unclear
to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
indistinct / fuzzy / blurred with age
to see clearly
cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
unable to figure out
to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
to lisp / unclear articulation / inarticulate
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
to find out / to ascertain / to get to the bottom of / to clarify
lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue
to muddle things together (idiom) / to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio)
Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
somber; cheerless
to filter and purify
Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)
an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble
Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
to clear up / to wipe out / to eradicate
Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
to pay back in full / to redeem a debt
hopelessly muddled / impossible to unravel
to make a clean copy
unclear; ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with
to clear out accumulated items / (retailing) to hold a clearance sale
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
to be delirious / to be mentally confused
Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市, Shandong
Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津
to settle (an account) / to square up
anti-Qing / refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命
not able to see clearly
Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off
to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
(coll.) egg white
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
antiserum
to hear clearly
to repay; to pay off a debt
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 of South Korea
Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director
to purge
standard definition (TV or video image quality)


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