清明
qīng míng
Pinyin

Definition

清明
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qīng míng
  1. clear and bright
  2. sober and calm
  3. (of a government or administration) well ordered
清明
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Qīng míng
  1. Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié qi] 5th-19th April
  2. Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
聪明
cōng ming
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 bright
  4. 4 smart
  5. 5 acute (of sight and hearing)
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
冷冷清清
lěng lěng qīng qīng
  1. 1 deserted
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 unfrequented
  4. 4 cold and cheerless
  5. 5 lonely
  6. 6 in quiet isolation
冷清
lěng qīng
  1. 1 cold and cheerless
  2. 2 fig. lonely
  3. 3 unfrequented
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
大清早
dà qīng zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
天明
tiān míng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
姚明
Yáo Míng
  1. 1 Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

Idioms (20)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

Sample Sentences

这是法定假日，当然都是带薪的，除了国庆假期之外，我们还有中秋节、端午节、清明节、五一劳动节，当然还有春节这五个法定假日。
zhè shì fǎdìng jiǎrì ，dāngrán dōu shì dàixīn de ，chúle guóqìng jiàqī zhīwài ，wǒmen háiyǒu zhōngqiūjié 、duānwǔjié 、qīngmíngjié 、Wǔyī Láodòngjié ，dāngrán háiyǒu chūnjié zhè wǔ gè fǎdìng jiǎrì 。
They are statutory holidays, of course they are paid. As well as the National Day holiday, there are also five other statutory holidays, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb Sweeping Festival, Labor Day on May 1 and, of course, Spring Festival.
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哇，那怎么好意思，清明前的新茶可得上千块人民币一公斤呢！
wā ，nà zěnme hǎoyìsi ，qīngmíng qián de xīn chá kě dé shàng qiān kuài rénmínbì yī jīn ne ！
Wow, how could I accept? A new tea before Tomb Sweeping Festival can cost thousands of renminbi for a kilogram!
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我一直很纳闷，为什么这个节日被叫作端午节，像春节、清明节很多节日我们一看就明白是怎么回事，但这个端午是怎么来的呢？
wǒ yīzhí hěn nàmèn ，wèishénme zhè ge jiérì bèi jiàozuò duānwǔjié ，xiàng chūnjié 、qīngmíngjié hěn duō jiérì wǒmen yī kàn jiù míngbai shì zěnmehuíshì ，dàn zhè ge duānwǔ shì zěnme lái de ne ？
I've always been puzzled, why is Dragon Boat Festival called "Duanwu" Festival in Chinese. With Spring Festival or Tomb Sweeping Festival it is clear from the Chinese name what they're about, but where does the word "Duanwu" come from?
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有六个传统节日。春节，春节是农历正月初一，元宵节，元宵节是农历正月十五，清明节，清明节是四月五日,端午节，端午节是农历五月初五，中秋节，中秋节是农历八月十五，重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ，Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ，Yuánxiāojié ，Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ，Qīngmíngjié ，Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ，Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ，Zhōngqiūjié ，Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ，Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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不催、不催。古诗说，清明时节雨纷纷，今天还真的下毛毛雨了呢。
bù cuī 、bù cuī 。gǔshī shuō ，qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，jīntiān hái zhēnde xià máomáoyǔ le ne 。
No rush, no rush. Isn't there a classical poem that goes, "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival." Today it really is drizzling.
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��。清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂，借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。
hǎo 。qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，lùshang xíngrén yù duànhún ，jièwèn jiǔjiā hé chù yǒu ，mùtóng yáo zhǐ xìnghuācūn 。
OK. "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival, a pitiful soul walks along the road at a loss, he asks if there is an inn nearby, a shepherd boy points to a distant village nestled in apricot blossoms."
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要注意一下，清明节不可以说快乐。除了这个以外，其他的都可以说节日快乐。
yào zhùyì yīxià ，qīngmíngjié bù kěyǐ shuō kuàilè 。chúle zhè gè yǐwài ，qítā de dōu kěyǐ shuō jiérì kuàilè 。
Be sure to note, for Tomb Sweeping Day you can't say “happy”. Except for this holiday, all the others you can say “Happy (Holiday)”.
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怎么没有？上次我宝宝一直半夜惊醒，大哭。我妈非说是因为清明节了，宝宝看到了不干净的东西。在家里弄了一碗水，把三根筷子放进去，开始叫那些过世亲人的名字。一直叫到筷子能竖起来为止。
zěnme méiyǒu ？shàngcì wǒ bǎobao yīzhí bànyè jīngxǐng ，dà kū 。wǒ mā fēishuō shì yīnwèi Qīngmíngjié le ，bǎobao kàndào le bù gānjìng de dōngxi 。zài jiālǐ nòng le yī wǎn shuǐ ，bǎ sān gēn kuàizi fàng jìnqù ，kāishǐ jiào nàxiē guòshì qīnrén de míngzi 。yīzhí jiào dào kuàizi néng shùqǐlái wéizhǐ 。
How can there not be? Last time my baby kept crying in the middle of the night, my mom insisted that it was because of Tomb Sweeping Day, and that the baby had seen something that wasn't right. She put a bowl of water in our house and put three chopsticks into it, then began to call out the names of relatives who had passed away. She kept calling their names to the chopsticks to get them to rise.
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因为清明节是怀念去世的亲人的一个节日，所以是很悲伤的一个节日。
yīnwèi Qīngmíngjié shì huáiniàn qùshì de qīnrén de yī gè jiérì ，suǒyǐ shì hěn bēishāng de yī gè jiérì 。
Since Qingming Festival is a holiday to commemorate relatives who have died, it's a sad holiday.
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清明节
Qīngmíngjié
Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day
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