清爽
qīng shuǎng
Pinyin

Definition

清爽
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qīng shuǎng
  1. fresh and cool
  2. relaxed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不爽
bù shuǎng
  1. 1 not well
  2. 2 out of sorts
  3. 3 in a bad mood
  4. 4 without discrepancy
  5. 5 accurate
清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
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
爽
shuǎng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 clear
  3. 3 crisp
  4. 4 open
  5. 5 frank
  6. 6 straightforward
  7. 7 to feel well
  8. 8 fine
  9. 9 pleasurable
  10. 10 invigorating
  11. 11 to deviate
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
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
大清早
dà qīng zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
模糊不清
mó hu bù qīng
  1. 1 indistinct
  2. 2 fuzzy
  3. 3 blurred with age
凉爽
liáng shuǎng
  1. 1 cool and refreshing
清一色
qīng yī sè
  1. 1 monotone
  2. 2 only one ingredient
  3. 3 (mahjong) all in the same suit
清仓
qīng cāng
  1. 1 to take an inventory of stock
  2. 2 to clear out one's stock

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
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
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
报应不爽
bào yìng bù shuǎng
  1. 1 appropriate retribution (idiom)
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.
毫厘不爽
háo lí bù shuǎng
  1. 1 not to deviate an iota (idiom)
  2. 2 to be extremely accurate
毫发不爽
háo fà bù shuǎng
  1. 1 not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. 2 to be extremely accurate
水清无鱼
shuǐ qīng wú yú
  1. 1 lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one who is too severe has no friends
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
  1. 1 water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
河清海晏
hé qīng hǎi yàn
  1. 1 the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
  2. 2 the world is at peace (idiom)
清新自然
qīng xīn zì rán
  1. 1 as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
  1. 1 honest and upright (idiom)
清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié
  1. 1 pure and high-minded (idiom)
清风明月
qīng fēng míng yuè
  1. 1 lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peaceful and clear night
  3. 3 (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life

Sample Sentences

他们的口味都比较清爽、喜欢用糖调味，也使用很多河鲜。江苏菜更加重视汤头和刀工，比如扬州干丝，而且还有很多炖菜。浙江菜则比较爽滑，偏重小炒。
tāmen de kǒu wèi dōu bǐjiào qīngshuǎng 、xǐhuan yòng táng tiáowèi ，yě shǐyòng hěn duō héxiān 。jiāngsūcài gèngjiā zhòngshì tāngtóu hé dāogōng ，bǐrú yángzhōu gānsī ，érqiě hái yǒu hěn duō dùncài 。zhèjiāngcài zé bǐjiào shuǎnghuá ，piānzhòng xiǎochǎo 。
Their flavors are both rather mild, and they like to use sugar. They also use a lot of freshwater mollusks and shrimp. Jiangsu cooking puts more importance on soups as health food and they use knives quite a lot, with things like Yangzhou tofu, and they eat a lot of stewed foods. Zhejiang food on the other hand goes down smooth, with a lot of stir-fry.
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慕斯蛋糕口感比较细腻清爽。
mùsī dàngāo kǒugǎn bǐjiào xìnì qīngshuǎng 。
The flavor of the mousse cake is more fine and smooth, and light and refreshing.
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房间里铺复合地板我没意见。不过客厅里还是地砖比较好，清爽干净。铺木地板的话显得有点老气。
fángjiān lǐ pū fùhé dìbǎn wǒ méi yìjiàn 。bùguò kètīng lǐ háishì dìzhuān bǐjiào hǎo ，qīngshuǎng gānjìng 。pū mù dìbǎn dehuà xiǎnde yǒudiǎn lǎoqì 。
I don't mind doing composite flooring in the bedroom, but in the living room, I think it'd be better to do tile. It's clean and tidy. Wood flooring would make it look a little old-fashioned.
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