清
qīngQīng HSK2

clear

清 qīng frequency
distinct noun
clear and easy to see, hear, or perceive

我没听清他在说什么。

wǒ méi tīng qīng tā zài shuō shén​me.

I didn't hear clearly what he was saying.

clear adjective
transparent or unclouded, especially describing water or liquids

这里的河水非常清。

zhè​lǐ de hé​shuǐ fēi​cháng qīng.

The river water here is very clear.

clear away verb
to remove, eliminate, or thoroughly clear out something undesirable

要把这些旧物清出去，给新货腾点地方。

yào bǎ zhè​xiē jiù wù qīng chū​qù, gěi xīn huò téng diǎn dì​fang.

These old items need to be cleared out to make room for new goods.

quiet adjective
peaceful, still, and silent in environment or atmosphere

躲在图书馆里，他总算得了会儿耳根清。

duǒ zài tú​shū​guǎn lǐ, tā zǒng​suàn dé le huì​r ěr​gēn qīng.

Hiding in the library, he finally got some peace and quiet.

to settle verb
to clear up, count, or settle accounts and debts

这笔账已经结清了。

zhè bǐ zhàng yǐ​jīng jié qīng le.

The account has been settled.

pure adjective
morally clean, uncorrupted, or honest

他这一生做官极清，从未贪污受贿。

tā zhè yī​shēng zuò​guān jí qīng, cóng​wèi tān​wū shòu​huì.

He was a very upright official throughout his life and never took bribes.

清 Qīng
Qing dynasty time word
Qing dynasty of China (1644–1911), also known as the Manchu dynasty

这出京剧讲述的是一个发生在清朝的故事。

zhè chū Jīng​jù jiǎng​shù de shì yī gè fā​shēng zài Qīng​cháo de gù​shi.

This Peking Opera tells a story set in the Qing Dynasty.

Qing proper name
a Chinese surname

清先生是一位非常有名的历史学者。

Qīng xiān​sheng shì yī wèi fēi​cháng yǒu​míng de lì​shǐ xué​zhě.

Mr. Qing is a very famous historian.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
335th most common 660.0 per million
Movie subtitles
337th most common 462.4 per million appears in 88% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
84.9 per million appears in 31% of films
Written text
130.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+6E05

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)