清明 Qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4
- Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 二十四節氣 èr shí sì jié qi ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄑㄧ 5th-19th April
- Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 HSK 7-9
- clear and bright
- sober and calm
- (of a government or administration) well ordered
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清
- 冷清 lěng qīng ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ laang5 cing1 cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
- 清单 清單 qīng dān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢ cing1 daan1 list of items
- 清幽 qīng yōu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ cing1 jau1 (of a location) quiet and secluded
- 清廉 qīng lián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ cing1 lim4 honest
- 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇ cing1 sou3 to tidy up
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- 清新 qīng xīn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cing1 san1 fresh and clean
- 清晨 qīng chén ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ cing1 san4 early morning
- 清晰 qīng xī ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ cing1 sik1 clear; distinct
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 清洗 qīng xǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇ cing1 sai2 to wash; to rinse; to clean
- 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ cing1 loeng4 cool
- 清淡 qīng dàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cing1 daam6 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
- 清洁 清潔 qīng jié ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing1 git3 clean
- 清澈 qīng chè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄜˋ cing1 cit3 clear; limpid
- 清理 qīng lǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ cing1 lei5 to clear up
- 清脆 qīng cuì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄟˋ cing1 ceoi3 sharp and clear
- 清醒 qīng xǐng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ cing1 sing2 clear-headed
- 清除 qīng chú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ cing1 ceoi4 to clear away
- 清静 清靜 qīng jìng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ cing1 zing6 quiet
- 澄清 chéng qīng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ cing4 cing1 clear (of liquid)
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
- 发明 發明 fā míng ㄈㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ faat3 ming4 to invent
Idioms with these characters
- 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bing1 cing1 juk6 git3 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- 缠夹不清 纏夾不清 chán jiā bù qīng ㄔㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ cin4 gaap3 bat1 cing1 to muddle things together (idiom)
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
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- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
- 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ gin1 bik1 cing1 je5 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- 空室清野 kōng shì qīng yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 sat1 cing1 je5 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
- 揽辔澄清 攬轡澄清 lǎn pèi chéng qīng ㄌㄢˇ ㄆㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ laam5 bei3 cing4 cing1 to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1 an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)