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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
clear; distinct
HSK 7-9
(of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio
list of items
HSK 7-9
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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
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)
cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing
HSK 7-9
Qing government (1644-1911)
as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
to stir-fry / to saute
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
to purge a political party of undesirable elements
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 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
the Qing court (as government of China)
meager
pure / innocent
to check / to make inventory
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
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
to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation
first thing in the morning / at daybreak
Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure
to check the accounts / to take stock
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
Puritan
to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements)
quiet / peaceful and quiet
HSK 7-9
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
HSK 7-9
to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime)
Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize
General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山
to clear one's throat
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
lucid dream
to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
honest / uncorrupted
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
clear spring
to dredge; to remove sludge
destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere
to take an inventory of stock / to clear out one's stock
to clear one's throat / to hawk
Qingwan county in Baoding prefecture, Hebei
Qingjiang river in Hubei
clearing bank
the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝 / late Qing
wine offered to gods in worship
lean / thin / spare
refined / elegant
Qing dynasty person
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
detailed list / inventory
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning / Qinghe district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu
light intellectual conversation
meager fare / (fig.) insipid / colorless
detergent / cleaning solution
water so clear you can see the bottom
the Qing army
Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
upright and honest
liquidation
to clear (a place) / to evacuate
waste disposal bag
to purge the ranks
clearance sale / fire sale
Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
honest and upright official (traditional)

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