清朝
Qīng cháo
Pinyin

Definition

清朝
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Qīng cháo
  1. Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

朝
Cháo
  1. 1 abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea
清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
清仓
qīng cāng
  1. 1 to take an inventory of stock
  2. 2 to clear out one's stock
清新
Qīng xīn
  1. 1 Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
清早
qīng zǎo
  1. 1 first thing in the morning
  2. 2 at daybreak
清晨
qīng chén
  1. 1 early morning
清晰
qīng xī
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
清晰度
qīng xī dù
  1. 1 definition
  2. 2 sharpness
  3. 3 clarity
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
清洁
qīng jié
  1. 1 clean
  2. 2 to clean
清醒
qīng xǐng
  1. 1 clear-headed
  2. 2 sober
  3. 3 awake
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
今朝
jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
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
分清
fēn qīng
  1. 1 to distinguish (between different things)
  2. 2 to make distinctions clear
唐朝
Táng cháo
  1. 1 Tang dynasty (618-907)
大清早
dà qīng zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
天朝
Tiān cháo
  1. 1 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
  2. 2 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
明朝
Míng cháo
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Idioms (20)

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
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
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
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
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
  1. 1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
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
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
扬清激浊
yáng qīng jī zhuó
  1. 1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
  2. 2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue
揽辔澄清
lǎn pèi chéng qīng
  1. 1 to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
  1. 1 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
  2. 2 indecisive
  3. 3 to blow hot and cold

Sample Sentences

传说中，清朝山海关的守将吴三桂，因为陈圆圆被势力庞大的土匪抢走而打开城门让清军入关，最后造成了明朝的灭亡。
chuánshuō zhōng ，Qīngcháo shānhǎiguān de shǒu jiāng Wú sānguì ，yīnwèi Chén Yuányuan bèi shìlì pángdà de tǔfěi qiāngzǒu ér dǎkāi chéng mén ràng qīngjūn rù guān ，zuìhòu zàochéng le Míngcháo de mièwáng 。
Legend has it that the general Wu San Gui,who guarded the gate to the Shanhai Pass, let the Manchurians through the pass. This was because Chen Yuanyuan was kidnaped by a powerful bandit. This eventually led to the end of the Ming dynasty.
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你还记得吗？僵尸穿的都是清朝的官服，头上还戴官帽，一跳一跳的，其实也怪吓人的。
nǐ hái jìde ma ？jiāngshī chuānde dōu shì Qīngcháo de guānfú ，tóu shàng hái dài guānmào ，yī tiào yī tiào de ，qíshí yě guài xiàrén de 。
Do you remember? Zombies always wear garments normally worn by officials in the Qing dynasty, as well as a Chinese official's hat, the sight of them jumping up and down like that is actually quite scary.
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好像清朝出过秀才。不过，没什么名气。我们这代也不太在乎了，我爷爷是很重视的。
hǎoxiàng Qīngcháo chū guo xiùcai 。bùguò ，méi shénme míngqì 。wǒmen zhè dài yě bù tài zàihu le ，wǒ yéye shì hěn zhòngshì de 。
I think in the Qing Dynasty there was someone who passed the imperial examination. However, he wasn't really famous. The present generation of our family doesn't really care about it so much. My grandfather really pays attention to it.
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因为那个时候有人开始写僵尸小说，而且大受欢迎。搞得后来大家都觉得僵尸是清朝人。
yīnwèi nàge shíhou yǒu rén kāishǐ xiě jiāngshī xiǎoshuō ，érqiě dà shòu huānyíng 。gǎo de hòulái dàjiā dōu juéde jiāngshī shì Qīngcháo rén 。
Because at that time, people started writing zombie novels. And they were really popular! So later on, everyone always felt that zombies should be from the Qing era.
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啊？太扯了吧！那为什么他们都穿清朝衣服呢？
ǎ ？tài chě le ba ！nà wèishénme tāmen dōu chuān Qīngcháo yīfu ne ？
Huh? That's too far out! Then why are they wearing Qing dynasty clothing?
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什么？！难道...... 难道我们回到清朝了......？完了，完了，全完了！
shénme ？！nándào ...... nándào wǒmen huídào Qīngcháo le ......？wán le ，wán le ，quán wán le ！
What? Can it be? No...there's no way we've gone back to the Qing Dynasty, is there? We're doomed! All is lost!
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