qīng
Pinyin

Definition

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qīng
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)
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Qīng
  1. abbr. for 青海[Qīng hǎi], Qinghai Province

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qīng nián
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthful years
  3. 3 young person
  4. 4 the young
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
qīng chūn qī
  1. 1 puberty
  2. 2 adolescence
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
Liú Qīng yún
  1. 1 Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
xiǎo qīng nián
  1. 1 young person
  2. 2 youngster
nián qīng
  1. 1 youthful
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]
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)
Qīng
  1. 1 abbr. for 青海[Qīng hǎi], Qinghai Province
qīng tiān
  1. 1 clear sky
  2. 2 blue sky
  3. 3 upright and honorable (official)
qīng shào nián
  1. 1 adolescent
  2. 2 youth
  3. 3 teenager
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
Qīng dǎo
  1. 1 Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
Qīng dǎo shì
  1. 1 Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
qīng chūn dòu
  1. 1 acne
qīng jiāo
  1. 1 Capsicum annuum
  2. 2 green pepper
qīng lóu
  1. 1 (literary) brothel
  2. 2 pleasure quarters
Qīng hǎi
  1. 1 Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
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

比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色;深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海,所以这里的鱼大多是红色的;而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色,让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ;shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ,suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ;ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ,ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
忆童年时竹马青梅
yì tóngnián shí zhúmǎqīngméi
Remember how we were childhood playmates,
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裸袒青林中。
luǒtǎn qīng lín zhōng 。
To wear his clothes loosely and bare naked in the cool green forest
绿色能源的利用保护了绿水青山、改善了���产生活环境,也为农村旅游产业兴起踏出新路子。
lǜsè néngyuán de lìyòng bǎohù le lu:4shuǐ qīngshān 、gǎishàn le shēngchǎn shēnghuó huánjìng ,yě wèi nóngcūn lu:3yóu chǎnyè xīngqǐ tà chū Xīn lùzi 。
The use of green energy has protected the green mountains and hills, improved the production and living environment, and also set a new path for the development of rural tourism industry.
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从古代的“头悬梁,锥刺股”到现代的“爱拼才会赢”,都在暗示孩子们“我拿青春赌明天”。
cóng gǔdài de “tóu xuán Liáng ,zhuī cì gǔ ”dào xiàndài de “ài pīn cái huì yíng ”,dōu zài ànshì háizi men “wǒ ná qīngchūn dǔ míngtiān ”。
From the “Sword in the Stone” of the past to the modern “I fight to win”, they all imply that youth is but a bargain chip for the future.
汝窑是中国五大名窑之一。汝窑瓷的釉色是淡淡的天青色,蓝中带绿,仔细看,有细细开片裂纹,各位同学可以上前来好好欣赏一下。
rǔyáo shì Zhōngguó wǔ dà míng yáo zhīyī 。rǔyáo cí de yòusè shì dàndànde tiānqīngsè ,lán zhōng dài lǜ ,zǐxì kàn ,yǒu xìxì kāipiàn lièwén ,gèwèi tóngxué kěyǐ shàngqiánlái hǎohǎo xīnshǎng yīxià 。
Ru Ware is one of China’s five famous kiln wares. Ru Ware’s glaze is a light cyan blue, blue with a little bit of green. Look carefully at the flaws opened up through it. Everyone can come up to the front and admire it.
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萝卜青菜各有所爱吧,总之我还是爱吃原汁原味的中国菜。
luóboqīngcàigèyǒusuǒài ba ,zǒngzhī wǒ háishi ài chī yuánzhīyuánwèi de Zhōngguó cài 。
To each his own, for me I still love truly authentic Chinese food.
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恭喜、恭喜!祝你青云直上,步步高升。
gōngxǐ 、gōngxǐ !zhù nǐ qīngyúnzhíshàng ,bùbùgāoshēng 。
Congratulations! I wish you a steady climb to a higher position.
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我要一碗干面,还有蛋花汤,还有青菜。
wǒ yào yī wǎn gān miàn ,háiyǒu dànhuātāng ,háiyǒu qīngcài 。
I want a bowl of dry noodles, egg drop soup, and some vegetables.
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我要一碗干面,还要蛋花汤,还要青菜。
wǒ yào yī wǎn gān miàn ,hái yào dànhuātāng ,hái yào qīngcài 。
I want a bowl of dry noodles, egg drop soup, and some vegetables.
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