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clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
HSK 2
clear-headed / sober / awake
HSK 4
to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
HSK 5
early morning
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
clean / to clean
HSK 6
to wash; to rinse; to clean / (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
HSK 6
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
HSK 6
cleaner / janitor / garbage collector
HSK 6
to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of
HSK 7-9
list of items
HSK 7-9
clear; distinct
HSK 7-9
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
HSK 7-9
cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing
HSK 7-9
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
fresh and clean
HSK 7-9
quiet / peaceful and quiet
HSK 7-9
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
HSK 7-9
mosque
HSK 7-9
to clear / to empty
cool breeze / fig. pure and honest
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *清* | 清* | *清
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) / surname Qing
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure
delicate and pretty
to repay a debt in full / to redeem / to clear
Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan
to alleviate fever (medicine) / to clear internal heat (Chinese medicine)
clear spring
fresh and pure
customs clearance
street cleaner / garbage collector / (soccer) sweeper
Qingliu, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian
clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power
Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳, Guizhou
peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
to check / to make inventory
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
clear; limpid
to clear (a place) / to evacuate
(phonetics) voiceless sound
upright and honorable
honest / uncorrupted
sake (Japanese rice wine)
Qingshui (place name) / Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
fresh water / drinking water / clear water
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)
to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime)
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative)
Qingjiang river in Hubei
pure / innocent
Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei / Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements)
to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
Chiang Mai, city in Thailand
idle / leisurely
refined / elegant
the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝 / late Qing
Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi
Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
fresh and cool / relaxed
Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳, Henan
to take an inventory of stock / to clear out one's stock
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup / to sing a cappella
the Qing court (as government of China)
liquidation
poor but upright / destitute
honest and upright official (traditional)
sweet scent / fragrant odor
Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市|清远市, Guangdong
meager
light intellectual conversation
(of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful; elegant; charming; beautiful
meager fare / (fig.) insipid / colorless
carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
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 dredge; to remove sludge
limpid
steamed in broth
to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation
broth / clear soup / consommé
(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere
clear and melodious
poor / underprivileged / (of weather) crisp and clear
first thing in the morning / at daybreak
noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits
detailed list / inventory
to stew meat without seasoning
fresh and elegant
Qing troops; Manchu soldiers
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
lean / thin / spare

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