清 ⇒
清楚 qīngchu, clear/distinct/to understand thoroughly/to be clear about
清 Qīng/qīng, Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)/surname Qing, clear/distinc...
清醒 qīngxǐng, clear-headed/sober/awake
清理 qīnglǐ, to clear up/to tidy up/to dispose of
清白 qīngbái, pure/innocent
清单 qīngdān, [清單], list of items
清除 qīngchú, to clear away/to eliminate/to get rid of
清洁 qīngjié, [清潔], clean/to clean
清晰 qīngxī, clear/distinct
清洗 qīngxǐ, to wash/to clean/to purge
澄清 chéngqīng/dèngqīng, clear (of liquid)/limpid/to clarify/to make sth clear/to be clear (about the fac...
清洁工 qīngjiégōng, [清潔工], cleaner/janitor/garbage collector
清新 Qīngxīn/qīngxīn, Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong, fresh and clean
弄清 nòngqīng, to clarify/to fully understand
清晨 qīngchén, early morning
付清 fùqīng, to pay in full/to pay all of a bill/to pay off
查清 cháqīng, to find out/to ascertain/to get to the bottom of/to clarify
一清二楚 yīqīngèrchǔ, to be very clear about sth (idiom)
血清 xuèqīng, serum/blood serum
记不清 清真寺 qīngzhēnsì, mosque
清静 qīngjìng, [清靜], quiet/peaceful and quiet
清扫 qīngsǎo, [清掃], to tidy up/to mop up/a sweep (against crime)
认清 rènqīng, [認清], to see clearly/to recognize/to realize
清清楚楚 佐清 说不清 清洁剂 qīngjiéjì, [清潔劑], detergent/cleaning solution
清点 qīngdiǎn, [清點], to check/to make inventory
清爽 qīngshuǎng, fresh and cool/relaxed
清查 qīngchá, to investigate thoroughly/to carefully inspect/to verify/to ferret out (undesira...
清水 Qīngshuǐ/qīngshuǐ, Qingshui (place name)/Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name), fresh water/dri...
清子 分清 fēnqīng, to distinguish (between different things)/to make distinctions clear
划清 huàqīng, [劃清], clear dividing line/to distinguish clearly
清澈 qīngchè, clear/limpid
清净 qīngjìng, [清淨], peaceful/quiet/tranquil/purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
清算 qīngsuàn, to settle accounts/to clear accounts/to liquidate/to expose and criticize
大清早 dàqīngzǎo, early in the morning
清风 qīngfēng, [清風], cool breeze/fig. pure and honest
清酒 qīngjiǔ, sake (Japanese rice wine)
冷清 lěngqīng, cold and cheerless/fig. lonely/unfrequented
清高 qīnggāo, noble and virtuous/aloof from politics and material pursuits
清教徒 qīngjiàotú, Puritan
清道夫 qīngdàofū, street cleaner/garbage collector/(soccer) sweeper
清凉 qīngliáng, [清涼], cool/refreshing/(of clothing) skimpy/revealing
清淡 qīngdàn, light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)
清闲 qīngxián, [清閒], idle/leisurely
理清 清早 qīngzǎo, first thing in the morning/at daybreak
清纯 qīngchún, [清純], fresh and pure
神清气爽 shénqīngqìshuǎng, [神清氣爽], (idiom) full of vitality/relaxed and alert
清仓 qīngcāng, [清倉], to take an inventory of stock/to clear out one's stock
摸清 mōqīng, to suss out/to figure out/to ascertain
清唱 qīngchàng, to sing opera music (without staging or make up)
清清 清正 qīngzhèng, upright and honorable
模糊不清 móhubùqīng, indistinct/fuzzy/blurred with age
清香 qīngxiāng, sweet scent/fragrant odor
清漆 清清白白 清洗剂 清道 qīngdào, to clean the street/to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of roy...
算清 肃清 sùqīng, [肅清], to purge
清偿 qīngcháng, [清償], to repay a debt in full/to redeem/to clear
清晰度 qīngxīdù, definition/sharpness/clarity
清心 旁观者清 pángguānzhěqīng, [旁觀者清], The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectato...
清晰可见 蛋清 dànqīng, (coll.) egg white
清真 qīngzhēn, Islamic/Muslim/halal (of food)/clean/pure
清瘦 qīngshòu, meager
小清 清廉 qīnglián, honest/uncorrupted
清显 清脆 qīngcuì, sharp and clear/crisp/melodious/ringing/tinkling/silvery (of sound)/fragile/frai...
清一色 qīngyīsè, monotone/only one ingredient/(mahjong) all in the same suit
清剿 qīngjiǎo, to suppress (insurgents)/clean-up operation
清冷 清蒸 qīngzhēng, steamed in broth
清贫 qīngpín, [清貧], poor but upright/destitute
享清福 xiǎngqīngfú, living in ease and comfort
清洁员 一清早 yīqīngzǎo, early in the morning
清规戒律 清官 qīngguān, honest and upright official (traditional)
清明 Qīngmíng/qīngmíng, Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié...
清泉 qīngquán, clear spring
清扫工 清心寡欲 清洁费 两袖清风 liǎngxiùqīngfēng, [兩袖清風], lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands/uncorrupted/...
清洗液 清道之 清兵 Qīngbīng, Qing troops/Manchu soldiers
清朝 Qīngcháo, Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
清盘 qīngpán, [清盤], liquidation
清汤 qīngtāng, [清湯], broth/clear soup/consommé
清账 太清 清太郎 清凉油 qīngliángyóu, [清涼油], soothing ointment/balm
眉清目秀 méiqīngmùxiù, pretty/with delicate features
清朗 qīnglǎng, clear and bright/unclouded/clear and sonorous (voice)/clear and lively (narrativ...
清代 Qīngdài, the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
范火清 清秀 qīngxiù, delicate and pretty
清还 清音 qīngyīn, (phonetics) voiceless sound
清清爽爽 洗清 清茶 qīngchá, green tea/only tea (without food)
清凉剂 凄清 qīqīng, [淒清], somber/cheerless
清华 Qīnghuá, [清華], abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qīng huá Dà xué]
冷冷清清 lěnglěngqīngqīng, deserted/desolate/unfrequented/cold and cheerless/lonely/in quiet isolation
清溪 查清楚 德清 Déqīng, Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[Hú zhōu], Zhejiang
陈清华 宝清 Bǎoqīng, [寶清], Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
云清 义清 清水澄 清水恭 长清 Chángqīng, [長清], Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong
清人 Qīngrén, Qing dynasty person
清丽 qīnglì, [清麗], lucid and elegant/quiet and exquisite/clear and attractive style
清助 清松 清水洋一 清样 沈清 清福 清洌 清苦 qīngkǔ, destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere
清运 清谈 qīngtán, [清談], light intellectual conversation
清规 清显真 清炖 qīngdùn, [清燉], to stew meat without seasoning
迎清子 贝永清 冰清玉洁 bīngqīngyùjié, [冰清玉潔], clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless/irreproachable/incorruptible
清迈 QīngMài, [清邁], Chiang Mai, second city of Thailand
神山清 佐清干 满清 MǎnQīng, [滿清], Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-...
清显君 日清 水清
苦 ⇒
痛苦 tòngkǔ, pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[gè]
辛苦 xīnkǔ, exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
苦 kǔ, bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
艰苦 jiānkǔ, [艱苦], difficult/hard/arduous
受苦 shòukǔ, to suffer hardship
苦难 kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
苦恼 kǔnǎo, [苦惱], vexed/distressed
苦苦 kǔkǔ, strenuously/persistently/hard/painful
挖苦 wākǔ, to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
刻苦 kèkǔ, hardworking/assiduous
苦衷 kǔzhōng, secret trouble/sorrow/difficulties
苦力 kǔlì, bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial t...
辛辛苦苦 xīnxīnkǔkǔ, painstakingly/with great trouble
苦痛 kǔtòng, pain/suffering
苦涩 kǔsè, [苦澀], bitter and astringent/pained/agonized
困苦 kùnkǔ, deprivation/distressed/miserable
苦果 kǔguǒ, lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
穷苦 qióngkǔ, [窮苦], impoverished/destitute
苦闷 kǔmèn, [苦悶], depressed/dejected/feeling low
苦工 kǔgōng, hard labor (in penal code)/coolie
苦海 kǔhǎi, lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of mise...
诉苦 sùkǔ, [訴苦], to grumble/to complain/grievance
苦差 kǔchāi, hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/c...
千辛万苦 qiānxīnwànkǔ, [千辛萬苦], to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/afte...
苦练 kǔliàn, [苦練], to train hard/to practice diligently/hard work/blood, sweat, and tears
苦楚 kǔchǔ, suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)
何苦 hékǔ, why bother?/is it worth the trouble?
苦瓜 kǔguā, bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cuc...
埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
同甘共苦 tónggāngòngkǔ, shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/f...
苦战 kǔzhàn, [苦戰], bitter struggle/hard battle/arduous effort
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
贫苦 pínkǔ, [貧苦], poverty-stricken/poor
含辛茹苦 hánxīnrúkǔ, to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross
苦水 kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
苦心经营 kǔxīnjīngyíng, [苦心經營], to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
苦心 kǔxīn, painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
煞费苦心 shàfèikǔxīn, [煞費苦心], to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
孤苦 苦命 kǔmìng, hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate
疾苦 jíkǔ, pain and difficulties/suffering (of the people)
孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng, solitary and impoverished (idiom)
劳苦 láokǔ, [勞苦], to toil/hard work
命苦 mìngkǔ, to be born under an ill star
苦不堪言 kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
苦干 kǔgàn, [苦幹], to work hard
苦肉计 kǔròujì, [苦肉計], the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiáo]
酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot/fig. the joys and sorrows of life
不辞劳苦 bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
苦于 苦笑 kǔxiào, to force a smile/a bitter laugh
苦行僧 不辞辛苦 bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái, [苦盡甘來], bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good...
艰苦卓绝 苦役 kǔyì, forced labor/corvée/penal servitude
艰苦奋斗 jiānkǔfèndòu, [艱苦奮鬥], to struggle arduously
苦功 kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
苦活 kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor
苦行 kǔxíng, ascetic practice
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
苦口婆心 kǔkǒupóxīn, earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
甘苦 gānkǔ, good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse
叫苦 jiàokǔ, to whine about hardships/to complain of one's bitter lot/to complain/to grumble
苦思 kǔsī, to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings
苦酒 苦思冥想 kǔsīmíngxiǎng, to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard/to rack one's brains
坚苦 甘苦与共 苦大仇深 kǔdàchóushēn, great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
良苦用心 liángkǔyòngxīn, to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth
下苦功 苦刑 kǔxíng, torture/corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
苦味 kǔwèi, bitter taste/bitterness
愁苦 chóukǔ, anxiety/distress
救苦救难 凄苦 qīkǔ, [悽苦], bleak/miserable
勤学苦练 qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
悲苦 bēikǔ, forlorn/miserable
苦境 kǔjìng, grievance/dire straits
忆苦思甜 yìkǔsītián, [憶苦思甜], to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
苦斗 挖苦话 苦劳 kǔláo, [苦勞], toil/hard work
良药苦口利于病 苦寒 kǔhán, bitter cold
苦参 kǔshēn, [苦參], liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
苦口良药 苦主 kǔzhǔ, victim's family (esp. in murder case)
苦心孤诣 kǔxīngūyì, [苦心孤詣], to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth
清苦 qīngkǔ, destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere
辛苦费 叫苦不迭 jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
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