杀青
shā qīng
Pinyin

Definition

杀青
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shā qīng
  1. to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
  2. to finalize
  3. to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

青年
qīng nián
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthful years
  3. 3 young person
  4. 4 the young
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
青春期
qīng chūn qī
  1. 1 puberty
  2. 2 adolescence
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刘青云
Liú Qīng yún
  1. 1 Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
  1. 1 young person
  2. 2 youngster
年青
nián qīng
  1. 1 youthful
愤青
fèn qīng
  1. 1 angry youth
  2. 2 positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalistic tendencies
  3. 3 see also 糞青|粪青[fèn qīng]
杀青
shā qīng
  1. 1 to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
  2. 2 to finalize
  3. 3 to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
青
Qīng
  1. 1 abbr. for 青海[Qīng hǎi], Qinghai Province
青天
qīng tiān
  1. 1 clear sky
  2. 2 blue sky
  3. 3 upright and honorable (official)
青少年
qīng shào nián
  1. 1 adolescent
  2. 2 youth
  3. 3 teenager
青山
Qīng shān
  1. 1 Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
  2. 2 Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia
青岛
Qīng dǎo
  1. 1 Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
青岛市
Qīng dǎo shì
  1. 1 Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
青春痘
qīng chūn dòu
  1. 1 acne
青椒
qīng jiāo
  1. 1 Capsicum annuum
  2. 2 green pepper
青楼
qīng lóu
  1. 1 (literary) brothel
  2. 2 pleasure quarters
青海
Qīng hǎi
  1. 1 Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
青涩
qīng sè
  1. 1 underripe
  2. 2 (fig.) young and inexperienced

Idioms (20)

不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
  1. 1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
  2. 2 lush and lively scenery
炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
  1. 1 lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
  1. 1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
  2. 2 loneliness of faithful widow
踏青赏春
tà qīng shǎng chūn
  1. 1 to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)
踏青赏花
tà qīng shǎng huā
  1. 1 to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng
  1. 1 sky clears after rain
  2. 2 new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)
  3. 3 every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
  4. 4 see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yǔ guò tiān qíng]
青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
  1. 1 lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the student surpasses the master
青天霹雳
qīng tiān pī lì
  1. 1 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
青山绿水
qīng shān lu:4 shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. green hills and clear waters
  2. 2 pleasant country scene (idiom)
青春不再
qīng chūn bù zài
  1. 1 lit. one's youth will never return
  2. 2 to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
  1. 1 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. innocent children's games
  3. 3 childhood sweethearts
  4. 4 a couple who grew up as childhood friends
青红皂白
qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
  1. 1 rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
  2. 2 meteoric career
青面獠牙
qīng miàn liáo yá
  1. 1 ferocious-looking (idiom)
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
鼻青眼肿
bí qīng yǎn zhǒng
  1. 1 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
  2. 2 fig. a setback
  3. 3 a defeat

Sample Sentences

片子是今年初杀青的，对吧？紧接着你又到香港接了另一出戏，开始空中飞人的生活是吧？
piānzi shì jīnniánchū shāqīng de ，duìba ？jǐnjiē zhe nǐ yòu dào Xiānggǎng jiē le lìngyī chū xì ，kāishǐ kōngzhōng fēirén de shēnghuó shì ba ？
The finishing touches were made to the film at the start of this year, yes? Then you went straight to Hong Kong to take on another film, embarking on a life as a trapeze artist, no?
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不错不错，表情很到位。这样，晚上在国际饭店有庆功宴，庆祝我们这部剧顺利杀青。
bùcuò bùcuò ，biǎoqíng hěn dàowèi 。zhèyàng ，wǎnshang zài Guójì fàndiàn yǒu qìnggōngyàn ，qìngzhù wǒmen zhè bù jù shùnlì shāqīng 。
Not bad, not bad. You really fit the role. So, tonight we're having a celebration party at an international hotel to celebrate wrapping everything up smoothly.
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