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 qīng clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge
Results beginning with 清
 qīng chú to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of
 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
 qīng xī clear / distinct
 qīng jié clean / to clean
 Qīng huá abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2]
 qīng lǐ to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
 qīng xǐng clear-headed / sober / awake
 qīng xǐ to wash / to clean / to purge
 qīng xīn fresh and clean
 qīng dān list of items
 qīng chén early morning
 qīng fēng cool breeze / fig. pure and honest
 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water
 qīng chún fresh and pure
 qīng liáng cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing
 qīng chè clear / limpid
 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool / relaxed
 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor
 Qīng dài Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 Qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
 qīng xiù delicate and pretty
 qīng dàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
 qīng bái pure / innocent
 qīng suàn to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize
 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
 qīng rè to alleviate fever (medicine) / to clear internal heat (Chinese medicine)
 qīng jìng quiet / peaceful and quiet
 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime)
 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements)
 qīng kōng to clear / to empty
 qīng quán clear spring
 qīng lì lucid and elegant / quiet and exquisite / clear and attractive style
 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits
 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food)
 Qīng mò the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝[Qing1 chao2] / late Qing
 qīng xián idle / leisurely
 qīng yōu (of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded
 qīng cháng to repay a debt in full / to redeem / to clear
 qīng yǎ refined / elegant
 qīng cāng to take an inventory of stock / to clear out one's stock
 qīng diǎn to check / to make inventory
 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak
 Qīng jūn the Qing army
 qīng zhēn Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure
 qīng pín poor but upright / destitute
 qīng lián honest / uncorrupted
 qīng tāng broth / clear soup / consommé
 qīng shòu meager
 qīng zhèng upright and honorable
 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative)
 qīng zhēng steamed in broth
 Qīng tíng the Qing court (as government of China)
 Qīng bīng Qing troops / Manchu soldiers
 qīng yīn (phonetics) voiceless sound
 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional)
 qīng chàng to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup / to sing a cappella
 qīng líng to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive)
 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere
 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation
 qīng chǎng to clear (a place) / to evacuate
 qīng jiǔ sake (Japanese rice wine)
 qīng yū unsilting
 Qīng rén Qing dynasty person
 qīng hán poor / underprivileged / (of weather) crisp and clear
 qīng yuè clear and melodious
 qīng tán light intellectual conversation
 qīng dào to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
 qīng pán liquidation
 qīng chéng limpid
 Qīng Mài Chiang Mai, city in Thailand
 qīng dùn to stew meat without seasoning
 qīng cè detailed list / inventory
 qīng yóu vegetable cooking oil
 qīng cāng clingage
 qīng chāi demolition (of buildings for new project)
 qīng chǎo to stir-fry / to saute
 qīng chè variant of 清澈[qing1 che4]
 Qīng chéng Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 shi4], Guangdong
 qīng dǎng to purge a political party of undesirable elements
 qīng dí to rinse / to wash / to clean / to purge / to comb out
 qīng duì to purge the ranks
 Qīng fēng Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan
 qīng fú carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
 qīng guān customs clearance
 Qīng hé Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei / Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 shi4], Liaoning
 qīng huǒ to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
 Qīng jiàn Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 Qīng jiāng Qingjiang river in Hubei
 Qīng liú clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power
 qīng píng (computing) to clear (all items on the display screen)
 Qīng pǔ Qingpu district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
 qīng qǐ beautiful / elegant
 qīng qú lean / thin / spare
 qīng sǎng to clear one's throat / to hawk
 qīng tián pure and quiet (of life) / tranquil and comfortable
 qīng tú fair chart / fair sheet / smooth sheet
 qīng wǎn clear and soft (voice)
 qīng wán a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio
 Qīng xú Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
 qīng yì fair criticism / just comment
 qīng yì fresh and elegant
 qīng yíng limpid / glistening
 Qīng yuán Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning
 Qīng yuàn Qingyuan county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
 Qīng yuǎn Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
 Qīng zhèn Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
 Qīng zhōu Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4]
 qīng zhuó wine offered to gods in worship
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 qīng xī dù definition / sharpness / clarity
 qīng yī sè monotone / only one ingredient / (mahjong) all in the same suit
 qīng jié jì detergent / cleaning solution
 qīng jié gōng cleaner / janitor / garbage collector
 qīng zhēn sì mosque
 Qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
 Qīng zhèng fǔ Qing government (1644-1911)
 qīng dào fū street cleaner / garbage collector / (soccer) sweeper
 qīng jié qiú scouring ball
 qīng jiào tú Puritan
稿 Qīng shǐ gǎo Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
  debridement
  stripping pump
  clearance rate
  clearance rate
 qīng bǔ liáng ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
 qīng chāi hù demolition of homes / to destroy homes (for new building projects)
 Qīng chéng qū Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 shi4], Guangdong
 qīng chú qī washout period / washout
 Qīng fēng xiàn Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan
 qīng guǎn qì pig / go-devil / scraper
 Qīng hé mén Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
 Qīng hé qū Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 shi4], Liaoning / Qinghe district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
 Qīng hé xiàn Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
 qīng hóng bāng traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
 Qīng huáng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 Qīng jiàn Xiàn Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 qīng jié dài waste disposal bag
 qīng jié qì cleaner
 qīng jié shuǐ clean water
 Qīng jīn shì Chongjin, capital of North Hamgyeong province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4], North Korea
 qīng liáng yóu soothing ointment / balm
 qīng lǐ tǐng Kiyosato,
 Qīng liú xiàn Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
 Qīng pǔ qū Qingpu district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
 qīng sǎng zi to clear one's throat
 Qīng shǐ guǎn office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty
 Qīng shí lù Qing historical archive, currently 4484 scrolls
 Qīng shuǐ hé Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
 qīng shuǐ qiáng unplastered masonry wall
Approximate Results for 清
 bù qīng unclear
 kàn qīng to see clearly
 chéng qīng clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts)
 dèng qīng to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances
 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio)
 Míng Qīng the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
 rèn qīng to see clearly / to recognize / to realize
 lěng qīng cold and cheerless / fig. lonely / unfrequented
 nòng qīng to clarify / to fully understand
 xuè qīng serum / blood serum
 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off
 huán qīng to pay back in full / to redeem a debt
 chá qīng to find out / to ascertain / to get to the bottom of / to clarify
 Dà Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 Mǎn Qīng Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)
 huà qīng clear dividing line / to distinguish clearly
 wǎn Qīng the late Qing / late 19th and early 20th century China
 dàn qīng (coll.) egg white
 jié qīng to settle (an account) / to square up
 sù qīng to purge
 fǎn Qīng anti-Qing / refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
 qī qīng somber / cheerless
 kuò qīng to clear up / to wipe out / to eradicate
 cháng qīng to repay / to pay off a debt
 lu:4 qīng to filter and purify
 Bǎo qīng Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
 biāo qīng standard definition (TV or video image quality)
 Cháng qīng Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong
 chū qīng to clear out accumulated items / (retailing) to hold a clearance sale
 Dé qīng Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Fú qīng Fuqing, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
 liǎng qīng loan settled (business term) / business complete to the satisfaction of both parties
 Lín qīng Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
 lí qīng to clarify (the facts) / clarification
 lǐ qīng to disentangle (wiring etc) / (fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)
 Mǐn qīng Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
 mō qīng to suss out / to figure out / to ascertain
 piě qīng to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
 piē qīng to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
 shàn qīng to make a clean copy
 Shuāng qīng Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
 shǔ qīng to count / to enumerate exactly
 Sì qīng the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66) / abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4]
 tīng qīng to hear clearly
 Wāng qīng Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
 Wǔ qīng Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
 Yǒng qīng Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
 Yuè qīng Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Zhōng qīng Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
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 bù qīng chu unclear / not understood / currently unknown
 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly
 shǔ bù qīng countless / innumerable
 lu:4 qīng qì a filter
 Lǐ Qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
 Zhū Zì qīng Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
 Lǐ Lán qīng Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
 jī dàn qīng egg white
 xuè qīng sù serotonin
 liú huá qīng Liu
  serotype
  sexual cleansing
 Bǎo qīng xiàn Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
 Cháng qīng qū Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong
 dà qīng zǎo early in the morning
 Dé qīng xiàn Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
 duǒ qīng xián to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
 fēng cháng qīng Feng
 Fú qīng shì Fuqing, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
 kàng xuè qīng antiserum
 Lài Qīng dé William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020
 lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
 Lín qīng shì Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
 Mǐn qīng xiàn Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
 nòng bu qīng unable to figure out
 Shuāng qīng qū Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
 Wāng qīng xiàn Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
 Wǔ qīng qū Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
 Wú Qīng yuán Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player
 xiǎng qīng fú to live in ease and comfort
 xiǎo qīng xīn hipster
 Yáng Xiù qīng Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
 Yáng Yuè qīng Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director
 yī qīng zǎo early in the morning
 Yǒng qīng xiàn Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
 Yuè qīng shì Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 Zhōng qīng dào Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zhong1 qing1 bei3 dao4] and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4] of South Korea
 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom)
 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution
 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious / to be mentally confused
 gāo qīng diàn shì high definition television HDTV
 shān qīng shuǐ xiù lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) / fig. enchanting scenery
 méi qīng mù xiù pretty / with delicate features
 shēn céng qīng jié deep cleansing
 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
 jiān bì qīng yě to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom) / to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy
 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue
 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
 chán jiā bù qīng to muddle things together (idiom) / to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) / to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
 hé qīng hǎi yàn the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm / the world is at peace (idiom)
 jiū chán bù qīng hopelessly muddled / impossible to unravel
 kōng shì qīng yě empty room, clean field (idiom) / clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy / scorched earth policy
 lǎn pèi chéng qīng to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
 míng yuè qīng fēng see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4]
 páng guān zhě qīng an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends
 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue
 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
 zì mìng qīng gāo to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom) / smug and self-righteous / holier-than-thou
  enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  road clearing
  seroconversion
  Consolidated List
  urban clean-up
  data cleansing
  social cleansing
  serostatus
  load list
  manifest
  load manifest (passengers) / passenger manifest / PAX manifest
  control list / watch list / stop list
  control list / watch list / stop list
  ground clearance / slashing
  targeted assassination / targeted killing
  sub-surface clearance
  subterranean clearance
  deep sub-surface clearance
 chù fā qīng dān trigger list
 chū kǒu qīng guān export clearance
 Dà Qīng Dì guó Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
 dòng tài qīng líng zero-COVID (policy)
 fú Qīng miè yáng Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)
 hán hú bù qīng unclear / indistinct / ambiguous
 Hé dá Qīng fū Wadati Kiyoō / (1902-1995), pioneer Japanese seismologist
齿 kǒu chǐ bù qīng to lisp / unclear articulation / inarticulate
齿 kǒu chǐ qīng chu clear diction / clear articulation
 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
 Mǎn Qīng zhèng fǔ Manchurian Qing government
 Míng mò Qīng chū late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century
 mó hu bù qīng indistinct / fuzzy / blurred with age
 qiān chě bù qīng unclear / ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with
 shàng céng qīng yè supernate / supernatant
 shén qīng qì shuǎng (idiom) full of vitality / relaxed and alert
 Sì qīng Yùn dòng the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
 tiān qīng rì yàn a day of sunshine and peace (idiom)
 tóu nǎo qīng chu lucid / clear-headed / sensible
 wèi qīng zhài wù unliquidated obligation
 xià céng qīng yè subnatant
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