清楚 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about syn 清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 每日 měi rì daily / (soup etc) of the day syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 可见 可見 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 汤匙 湯匙 tāng chí soup spoon / tablespoon / CL:把[ba3] 肉汤 肉湯 ròu tāng meat soup / broth syn 浓汤 濃湯 nóng tāng thick soup / puree 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 馄饨 餛飩 hún tun wonton / Chinese ravioli (served in soup) / Taiwan pr. [hun2dun5] syn 汤勺 湯勺 tāng sháo soup ladle 汤面 湯麵 tāng miàn noodles in soup syn 面汤 麵湯 miàn tāng noodle soup / noodles in soup / noodle broth syn 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 牛肉面 牛肉麵 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 澄清 chéng qīng clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts) syn 清亮 qīng liàng (of sound) clear and resonant / bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear / limpid / clear (in one's mind) syn 煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time 板面 板麵 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 羹汤 羹湯 gēng tāng soup 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) syn 羹 gēng thick soup syn 泓 hóng clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water syn 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 糨 jiàng (of soup, paste etc) thick syn 了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn clear / distinct / obvious syn 清醒 qīng xǐng clear-headed / sober / awake syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 清理 qīng lǐ to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of syn 表明 biǎo míng to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 明确 明確 míng què clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite syn 清除 qīng chú to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of syn 不明 bù míng not clear / unknown / to fail to understand syn 清晰 qīng xī clear / distinct syn 澄清 dèng qīng to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances syn 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn 明亮 míng liàng bright / shining / glittering / to become clear syn 分明 fēn míng clear / distinct / evidently / clearly syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear syn 井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom) / neat and tidy syn 明摆着 明擺著 míng bǎi zhe evident / clear / undoubted syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear / resounding syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 分清 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear 晴天 qíng tiān clear sky / sunny day syn 划清 劃清 huà qīng to make a clear distinction / to differentiate clearly 清澈 qīng chè clear / limpid syn 清算 qīng suàn to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize 真切 zhēn qiè vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest syn 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 疏通 shū tōng to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text) syn 问心无愧 問心無愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience syn 凸显 凸顯 tū xiǎn to present clearly / to give prominence to / to magnify / clear and obvious syn 自白 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù everything clear and in good order (idiom) / neat and tidy syn 无愧 無愧 wú kuì to have a clear conscience / to feel no qualms / to be worthy of (sth) syn 明晰 míng xī clear / well-defined / limpid syn 精辟 精闢 jīng pì clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) / incisive / insightful syn 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment syn 放晴 fàng qíng (of weather) to clear up syn 晴天霹雳 晴天霹靂 qíng tiān pī lì lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) / fig. a bolt from the blue syn 清道 qīng dào to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) syn 拾掇 shí duō to clear up / to tidy up / to pick up syn 明细 明細 míng xì clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:) syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 清偿 清償 qīng cháng to repay a debt in full / to redeem / to clear syn 开道 開道 kāi dào to clear the way syn 头头是道 頭頭是道 tóu tóu shì dào clear and logical syn 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion syn 洪亮 hóng liàng loud and clear / resonant syn 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear syn 清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆 syn 青云 青雲 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble syn 解惑 jiě huò to dispel doubts / to clear up confusion syn 心窍 心竅 xīn qiào the mind / capacity for clear thinking syn 明证 明證 míng zhèng clear proof syn 昭雪 zhāo xuě to exonerate / to clear (from an accusation) / to rehabilitate syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 方正 fāng zhèng clear and square / neat / square (person) syn 清明 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered syn 