- 剑走蜻蛉 jiànzǒuqīnglíng unexpected winning movethe sword moves like a dragonfly; an unconventional gambit or an unexpected winning move in a fight or competition
- 竹蜻蛉 zhúqīnglíng bamboo dragonflytoy helicopter rotor made of bamboo that flies upward when spun between the palms
- 草蜻蛉 cǎoqīnglíng lacewinga type of green insect with slender bodies and delicate wings that is beneficial to agriculture because it eats aphids
- 蜻蛉目 qīnglíngmù Odonatathe order of insects comprising dragonflies and damselflies, containing approximately 6,000 species