青葱
qīng cōng
Pinyin

Definition

青葱
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qīng cōng
  1. scallion
  2. green onion
  3. verdant
  4. lush green

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

看到大家充满朝气与活力的青春面庞，不禁又让我想起在外交学院的青葱岁月。感叹一句，年轻真好！哈哈。
kàndào dàjiā chōngmǎn zhāoqì yǔ huólì de qīngchūn miànpáng ，bùjīn yòu ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ zài wàijiāoxuéyuàn de qīngcōng suìyuè 。gǎntàn yī jù ，niánqīng zhēn hǎo ！hāhā 。
Seeing all these youthful faces full of enthusiasm and energy makes me think back to my own younger days at the China University of Foreign Affairs. Oh to be young and fancy free! Ha ha.
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