清 in English
- (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts)
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Bronze script 春秋早期 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 13 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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「这干啥的呀?」「不清楚。」
"What exactly does this do?" "I'm not sure."
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他好像对此全不知清。
He seems like he doesn't understand this at all.
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他有时候会难以清楚地表达他的意见。
Sometimes he has difficulty being articulate about his views.
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他的说明并不清楚。
His explanation is not clear.
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你一定要考虑清楚你想做怎么样的工作。
You must consider what kind of work you want to do.
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你可以用肉眼观星,用望远镜的话,还能看得更清楚。
You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.
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你很清楚我想要什么。
You know exactly what I want.
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你的歌声像太平洋的海水一样清澈。
You sing with a voice as clear as the waters of the Pacific Ocean.