清

清 [qīng] 形

1. ■ （纯净） unmixed; clear:

清水[汤] clear water [soup];

天朗气清。 The sky is clear and bright.

这水很清。 The water is quite clear.

2. ■ （寂静） quiet:

享清福 live in quiet comfort;

这家店铺冷冷清清的， 没有什么生意。 This shop is very quiet; not much business is done.

3. ■ （清楚） distinct; clarified:

查清事实 check up on the facts;

分清 make a clear distinction;

数不清 countless;

说不清 hard to explain;

问清底细 make sure of every detail; get to the bottom of the matter

4. ■ （一点不留） with nothing left; thoroughly; completely:

把账还清 pay up what one owes;

扫清障碍 sweep away the obstacles completely

5. ■ （洁净; 纯洁） pure; clean:

玉洁冰清 as pure as jade and as clean as ice; pure and noble

动

1. ■ （清除; 使清洁） clean up:

清政治，清思想，清组织，清经济 clean things up in the fields of politics, ideology, organization and economy

2. ■ （还清; 结清） settle; clear up:

账清了吗? Has the account been settled [cleared up]?

3. ■ （点验） count:

清一清行李的件数 count the pieces of luggage and see how many there are

4. ■ （清理） clear:

她清了清嗓子， 唱了起来。 She cleared her throat, and started singing.

名

1. ■ （朝代） the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

清贤 Qing Xian