Usage of the character 清

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

huàqīng

划清

[劃清]

to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly

qīngchén

清晨

[清晨]

early morning

huánqīng

还清

[還清]

to pay back in full
to redeem a debt

Wǔqīng

武清

[武清]

Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津 ( Tiānjīn)

fēnqīng

分清

[分清]

to distinguish (between different things)
to make distinctions clear

qīngjiǔ

清酒

[清酒]

sake (Japanese rice wine)

qīnghuǒ

清火

[清火]

to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)

qīngkǔ

清苦

[清苦]

destitute but honest
poor and simple
spartan
austere

mōqīng

摸清

[摸清]

to suss out
to figure out
to ascertain

qīngquán

清泉

[清泉]

clear spring

qīngchún

清纯

[清純]

fresh and pure

qīngyì

清议

[清議]

fair criticism
just comment

Qīngzhèn

清镇

[清鎮]

Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽／贵阳 ( Guìyáng), Guizhou

piēqīng

撇清

[撇清]

to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear

qīngduì

清队

[清隊]

to purge the ranks

Qīngyuán

清原

[清原]

Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順／抚顺, Liaoning

Mǎn Qīng

满清

[滿清]

Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)

Qīngxú

清徐

[清徐]

Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán), Shanxi

qīngwǎn

清婉

[清婉]

clear and soft (voice)

qīnglíng

清零

[清零]

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)

Chángqīng

长清

[長清]

Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市／济南市 ( Jǐnánshì), Shandong

Qīngjūn

清军

[清軍]

the Qing army

qīngsǎo

清扫

[清掃]

to tidy up
to mop up
a sweep (against crime)

qīngjìng

清净

[清淨]

peaceful
quiet
tranquil
purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)

Qīngzhōu

清州

[清州]

Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道 ( Zhōngqīngběidào)

qīngtāng

清汤

[清湯]

broth
clear soup
consommé

qīngchāi

清拆

[清拆]

demolition (of buildings for new project)

qīngpán

清盘

[清盤]

liquidation

Qīngfēng

清丰

[清豐]

Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽／濮阳 ( Púyáng), Henan

qīngzhuó

清酌

[清酌]

wine offered to gods in worship

Mǐnqīng

闽清

[閩清]

Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Qīngmò

清末

[清末]

the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝 ( Qīngcháo)
late Qing

cháqīng

查清

[查清]

to find out
to ascertain
to get to the bottom of
to clarify

qīngyuè

清越

[清越]

clear and melodious

qīngdiǎn

清点

[清點]

to check
to make inventory

lěngqīng

冷清

[冷清]

cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted

qīngliàng

清亮

[清亮]

(of sound) clear and resonant; bright
(of eyes) bright
(of water) crystal-clear; limpid
clear (in one's mind)

Yǒngqīng

永清

[永清]

Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊 ( Lángfáng), Hebei

qīngchǎo

清炒

[清炒]

to stir-fry
to saute

qīngsuàn

清算

[清算]

to settle accounts
to clear accounts
to liquidate
to expose and criticize

Línqīng

临清

[臨清]

Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong

qīngchàng

清唱

[清唱]

to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup
to sing a cappella

qīngliáng

清凉

[清涼]

cool
refreshing
(of clothing) skimpy
revealing

Qīngshuǐ

清水

[清水]

Qingshui (place name)
Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)

qīngchá

清茶

[清茶]

green tea
only tea (without food)

qīngbīng

清兵

[清兵]

Qing troops; Manchu soldiers

qīngjìng

清静

[清靜]

quiet
peaceful and quiet

qīngxiù

清秀

[清秀]

delicate and pretty

qīngzhēn

清真

[清真]

Islamic
Muslim
halal (of food)
clean
pure

qīngxián

清闲

[清閒]

idle
leisurely

sùqīng

肃清

[肅清]

to purge

Yuèqīng

乐清

[樂清]

Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

qīngsǎng

清嗓

[清嗓]

to clear one's throat
to hawk

Dà Qīng

大清

[大清]

Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Qīngmài

清迈

[清邁]

Chiang Mai, city in Thailand

Qīngtíng

清廷

[清廷]

the Qing court (as government of China)

Qīngyuǎn

清远

[清遠]

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong

shǔqīng

数清

[數清]

to count
to enumerate exactly

shànqīng

缮清

[繕清]

to make a clean copy

qīngdào

清道

[清道]

to clean the street
to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)

qīngjié

清洁

[清潔]

clean
to clean

qīngdàn

清淡

[清淡]

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
insipid
slack (sales)

Qīngrén

清人

[清人]

Qing dynasty person

qīngyíng

清莹

[清瑩]

limpid; glistening

qīngyǎ

清雅

[清雅]

refined
elegant

qīngqú

清癯

[清癯]

lean
thin
spare

qīngkōng

清空

[清空]

to clear
to empty

Qīnghuá

清华

[清華]

abbr. for 清華大學／清华大学 ( Qīnghuá Dàxué)

chángqīng

偿清

[償清]

to repay; to pay off a debt

tīngqīng

听清

[聽清]

to hear clearly

qīngyì

清逸

[清逸]

fresh and elegant

qīngzhèng

清正

[清正]

upright and honorable

Qīngyuàn

清苑

[清苑]

Qingyuan county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

kuòqīng

廓清

[廓清]

to clear up
to wipe out
to eradicate

rènqīng

认清

[認清]

to see clearly; to recognize; to realize

qīngwán

清玩

[清玩]

a refined and elegant object for enjoyment
curio

qīngfēng

清风

[清風]

cool breeze
fig. pure and honest

Bǎoqīng

宝清

[寶清]

Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

qīngyū

清淤

[清淤]

to dredge; to remove sludge

líqīng

厘清

[釐清]

to clarify (the facts)
clarification

Sìqīng

四清

[四清]

the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
abbr. for 四清運動／四清运动 ( Sìqīng Yùndòng)

qīnghán

清寒

[清寒]

poor
underprivileged
(of weather) crisp and clear

Qīngxīn

清新

[清新]

Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

qīngzhēng

清蒸

[清蒸]

steamed in broth

Zhōngqīng

忠清

[忠清]

Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 ( Zhōngqīngběidào) and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 ( Zhōngqīngnándào) of South Korea

qīngjiǎo

清剿

[清剿]

to suppress (insurgents)
clean-up operation

Qīngjiāng

清江

[清江]

Qingjiang river in Hubei

qīngliang

清亮

[清亮]

clear

xuèqīng

血清

[血清]

serum
blood serum

qīngchè

清彻

[清徹]

variant of 清澈 (qīngchè)

Fúqīng

福清

[福清]

Fuqing, a county-level city in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Qīngjiàn

清涧

[清澗]

Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

qīngcāng

清仓

[清倉]

to take an inventory of stock
to clear out one's stock

qīngtián

清恬

[清恬]

pure and quiet (of life)
tranquil and comfortable

lǐqīng

理清

[理清]

to disentangle (wiring etc)
(fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)

Qīngmíng

清明

[清明]

Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (èrshísìjiéqi) 5th-19th April
Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)

qīngchéng

清澄

[清澄]

limpid

qīngchú

清除

[清除]

to clear away
to eliminate
to get rid of

qīngdān

清单

[清單]

list of items

gāoqīng

高清

[高清]

high definition (television etc)
high fidelity (audio)

lüqīng

滤清

[濾清]

to filter and purify

qīngtián

清甜

[清甜]

(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet

jiéqīng

结清

[結清]

to settle (an account)
to square up

qīngcháng

清偿

[清償]

to repay a debt in full
to redeem
to clear

fǎn Qīng

反清

[反清]

anti-Qing
refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 ( Xīnhài Gémìng)

nòngqīng

弄清

[弄清]

to clarify
to fully understand

qīngdùn

清炖

[清燉]

to stew meat without seasoning

qīngzhēnsì

清真寺

[清真寺]

mosque

duǒqīngxián

躲清闲

[躲清閑]

to avoid external disturbance in order to idle

Qīng Tàizǔ

清太祖

[清太祖]

posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì) (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn) (from 1616)

qīngxīdù

清晰度

[清晰度]

definition
sharpness
clarity

Qīngshuǐxiàn

清水县

[清水縣]

Qingshui county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu

Wú Qīngyuán

吴清源

[吳清源]

Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player

Fúqīng Shì

福清市

[福清市]

Fuqing, a county-level city in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

bùqīngchu

不清楚

[不清楚]

unclear
not understood
currently unknown

dàqīngzǎo

大清早

[大清早]

early in the morning

xiǎngqīngfú

享清福

[享清福]

to live in ease and comfort

qīngjiégōng

清洁工

[清潔工]

cleaner
janitor
garbage collector

qīngshuǐqiáng

清水墙

[清水牆]

unplastered masonry wall

Wǔqīngqū

武清区

[武清區]

Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津 ( Tiānjīn)

Yǒngqīngxiàn

永清县

[永清縣]

Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊 ( Lángfáng), Hebei

Qīngxúxiàn

清徐县

[清徐縣]

Qingxu county in Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán), Shanxi

qīngdàofū

清道夫

[清道夫]

street cleaner
garbage collector
(soccer) sweeper

qīngchāihù

清拆户

[清拆戶]

demolition of homes
to destroy homes (for new building projects)

Qīngjiàn Xiàn

清涧县

[清澗縣]

Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Zhū Zìqīng

朱自清

[朱自清]

Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist

qīnghóngbāng

清红帮

[清紅幫]

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

Mǐnqīng Xiàn

闽清县

[閩清縣]

Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Qīngshílù

清实录

[清實錄]

Qing historical archive, currently 4484 scrolls

Déqīngxiàn

德清县

[德清縣]

Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州 ( Húzhōu), Zhejiang

qīngyīsè

清一色

[清一色]

(mahjong) flush; a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit
(fig.) uniformly; each and every one

qīngliángyóu

清凉油

[清涼油]

soothing ointment
balm

Qīngwǎnxiàn

清宛县

[清宛縣]

Qingwan county in Baoding prefecture, Hebei

qīngsǎngzi

清嗓子

[清嗓子]

to clear one's throat

nòngbuqīng

弄不清

[弄不清]

unable to figure out

Qīngshuǐsì

清水寺

[清水寺]

Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan

Qīngliú Xiàn

清流县

[清流縣]

Qingliu, a county in Sanming City 三明市 ( Sānming Shì), Fujian

yīqīngzǎo

一清早

[一清早]

early in the morning

kàngxuèqīng

抗血清

[抗血清]

antiserum

Bǎoqīngxiàn

宝清县

[寶清縣]

Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

Qīnghémén

清河门

[清河門]

Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

Qīngshǐgǎo

清史稿

[清史稿]

Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽／赵尔巽 ( Zhào Erxùn) in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls

Qīngzhèngfǔ

清政府

[清政府]

Qing government (1644-1911)

lěngqīngqīng

冷清清

[冷清清]

deserted
desolate
unfrequented
cold and cheerless
lonely
in quiet isolation

Qīngyuǎnshì

清远市

[清遠市]

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

Qīnghéqū

清河区

[清河區]

Qinghe district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市／铁岭市 ( Tiělǐngshì), Liaoning
Qinghe district of Huai'an city 淮安市 ( Huái'ānshì), Jiangsu

Qīngzhōushì

清州市

[清州市]

Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道 ( Zhōngqīngběidào)

Chángqīngqū

长清区

[長清區]

Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市／济南市 ( Jǐnánshì), Shandong

qīngbǔliáng

清补凉

[清補涼]

ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup

Wāngqīng Xiàn

汪清县

[汪清縣]

Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu), Jilin

Qīng Tàizōng

清太宗

[清太宗]

posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極／皇太极 ( Huáng Tàijí) (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

Yuèqīngshì

乐清市

[樂清市]

Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

Qīngshǐguǎn

清史馆

[清史館]

office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty

Qīngzhènshì

清镇市

[清鎮市]

Qingzhen, county-level city in Guiyang 貴陽／贵阳 ( Guìyáng), Guizhou

shǔbùqīng

数不清

[數不清]

countless; innumerable

Línqīngshì

临清市

[臨清市]

Linqing, county-level city in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong

Shuāngqīngqū

双清区

[雙清區]

Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市／邵阳市 ( Shàoyángshì), Hunan

Qīngxīnxiàn

清新县

[清新縣]

Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

Qīngpǔqū

清浦区

[清浦區]

Qingpu district of Huai'an city 淮安市 ( Huái'ānshì), Jiangsu

xuèqīngsù

血清素

[血清素]

serotonin

qīngxǐngmèng

清醒梦

[清醒夢]

lucid dream

Qīngshuǐhé

清水河

[清水河]

Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

qīngsuànháng

清算行

[清算行]

clearing bank

qīngjiàotú

清教徒

[清教徒]

Puritan

Qīngshuǐ Zhèn

清水镇

[清水鎮]

Qingshui or Chingshui Town in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Qīngmíngjié

清明节

[清明節]

Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)

Qīngyuánxiàn

清原县

[清原縣]

Qingyuan county in Fushun 撫順／抚顺, Liaoning

Qīngchéngqū

清城区

[清城區]

Qingcheng district of Qingyuan city 清遠市／清远市 ( Qīngyuǎnshì), Guangdong

kànbuqīng

看不清

[看不清]

not able to see clearly

Yáng Yuèqīng

杨月清

[楊月清]

Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director

qīngjiéqì

清洁器

[清潔器]

cleaner

Qīngfēngxiàn

清丰县

[清豐縣]

Qingfeng county in Puyang 濮陽／濮阳 ( Púyáng), Henan

jīdànqīng

鸡蛋清

[雞蛋清]

egg white

Qīngyuànxiàn

清苑县

[清苑縣]

Qingyuan county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Qīnghéxiàn

清河县

[清河縣]

Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Qīngjīnshì

清津市

[清津市]

Chongjin, capital of North Hamgyeong province 咸鏡北道／咸镜北道 ( Xiánjìngběidào), North Korea

qīngjiéjì

清洁剂

[清潔劑]

detergent
cleaning solution

Qīnghuángcháo

清皇朝

[清皇朝]

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

lüqīngqì

滤清器

[濾清器]

a filter

Lài Qīngdé

赖清德

[賴清德]

William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020

Zhōngqīngdào

忠清道

[忠清道]

Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 ( Zhōngqīngběidào) and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 ( Zhōngqīngnándào) of South Korea

qīngjiédài

清洁袋

[清潔袋]

waste disposal bag

Lǐ Lánqīng

李岚清

[李嵐清]

Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician

xiǎoqīngxīn

小清新

[小清新]

hipster

qīngjiéqiú

清洁球

[清潔球]

scouring ball

Lǐ Qīngzhào

李清照

[李清照]

Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet

Yáng Xiùqīng

杨秀清

[楊秀清]

Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion

lǎnpèichéngqīng

揽辔澄清

[攬轡澄清]

to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)

Hédá Qīngfū

和达清夫

[和達清夫]

Wadati Kiyoō (1902-1995), pioneer Japanese seismologist

qīngcāngchákù

清仓查库

[清倉查庫]

to make an inventory of warehouses

yángqīngjīzhuó

扬清激浊

[揚清激濁]

lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
eliminate vice and exalt virtue

Míngmò Qīngchū

明末清初

[明末清初]

late Ming and early Qing
around the middle of the 17th century

shuǐqīngwúyú

水清无鱼

[水清無魚]

lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
fig. one who is too severe has no friends

Sìqīng Yùndòng

四清运动

[四清運動]

the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party

shēncéngqīngjié

深层清洁

[深層清潔]

deep cleansing

míngyuèqīngfēng

明月清风

[明月清風]

see 清風明月／清风明月 (qīngfēngmíngyuè)

qīngsuànyèwù

清算业务

[清算業務]

clearing bank

qiānchěbùqīng

牵扯不清

[牽扯不清]

unclear; ambiguous
having an unclear relationship with

lěnglěngqīngqīng

冷冷清清

[冷冷清清]

deserted
desolate
unfrequented
cold and cheerless
lonely
in quiet isolation

qīngxīnguǎyù

清心寡欲

[清心寡慾]

(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
abstemious
ascetic

shānqīngshuǐxiù

山清水秀

[山清水秀]

lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery

héqīnghǎiyàn

河清海晏

[河清海晏]

the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
the world is at peace (idiom)

qīngchètòudǐ

清澈透底

[清澈透底]

(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom
limpid

Qīngshuǐhéxiàn

清水河县

[清水河縣]

Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

dòngtàiqīnglíng

动态清零

[動態清零]

zero-COVID (policy)

liǎngxiùqīngfēng

两袖清风

[兩袖清風]

lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
uncorrupted
unsoiled by corrupt practices

zìmìngqīnggāo

自命清高

[自命清高]

to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
holier-than-thou

Qīnghuá Dàxué

清华大学

[清華大學]

Tsinghua University, Beijing
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

yīqīngrúshuǐ

一清如水

[一清如水]

lit. as clear as water (idiom)
fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

Qīngshǐ Lièzhuàn

清史列传

[清史列傳]

Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

fú Qīngmièyáng

扶清灭洋

[扶清滅洋]

Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)

kǒuchǐqīngchu

口齿清楚

[口齒清楚]

clear diction
clear articulation

jīzhuóyángqīng

激浊扬清

[激濁揚清]

lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
eliminate vice and exalt virtue

qīngtāngguǎshuǐ

清汤寡水

[清湯寡水]

meager fare
(fig.) insipid
colorless

yīgǔqīngliú

一股清流

[一股清流]

(fig.) a breath of fresh air

bīngqīngyùjié

冰清玉洁

[冰清玉潔]

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
irreproachable
incorruptible

Dà Qīng Dìguó

大清帝国

[大清帝國]

Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)

qīngtánjiémù

清谈节目

[清談節目]

talk show

qīngfēngliǎngxiù

清风两袖

[清風兩袖]

honest and upright (idiom)

zìshìqīnggāo

自视清高

[自視清高]

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
arrogant and self-important

chánjiābùqīng

缠夹不清

[纏夾不清]

to muddle things together (idiom)
to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk

Zhōngqīngnándào

忠清南道

[忠清南道]

South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田 ( Dàtián)

shénqīngqìshuǎng

神清气爽

[神清氣爽]

(idiom) full of vitality
relaxed and alert

jiānbìqīngyě

坚壁清野

[堅壁清野]

to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
scorched earth policy

qīngchèjiàndǐ

清澈见底

[清澈見底]

water so clear you can see the bottom

qīngfēngjìngjié

清风劲节

[清風勁節]

pure and high-minded (idiom)

shénzhìbùqīng

神志不清

[神志不清]

to be delirious
to be mentally confused

gāoqīngdiànshì

高清电视

[高清電視]

high definition television HDTV

gāoqīngxīdù

高清晰度

[高清晰度]

high definition (instruments)
high resolution

rénjiānqīngxǐng

人间清醒

[人間清醒]

(neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one's head

qīngzhèngliánmíng

清正廉明

[清正廉明]

upright and honest

móhubùqīng

模糊不清

[模糊不清]

indistinct
fuzzy
blurred with age

kōngshìqīngyě

空室清野

[空室清野]

empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
scorched earth policy

Mǎn Qīngzhèngfǔ

满清政府

[滿清政府]

Manchurian Qing government

Qīnghéménqū

清河门区

[清河門區]

Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

hánhúbùqīng

含糊不清

[含糊不清]

unclear
indistinct
ambiguous

ěrgēnqīngjìng

耳根清净

[耳根清淨]

lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world

yīqīng'èrchǔ

一清二楚

[一清二楚]

to be very clear about sth (idiom)

qīngxīnzìrán

清新自然

[清新自然]

as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)

Qīngdài Tōngshǐ

清代通史

[清代通史]

General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山／萧一山 ( Xiāo Yīshān)

Qīngmò Mínchū

清末民初

[清末民初]

the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911

méiqīngmùxiù

眉清目秀

[眉清目秀]

pretty
with delicate features

zhǒngzúqīngxǐ

种族清洗

[種族清洗]

"ethnic cleansing"
genocide

zhǒngzúqīngchú

种族清除

[種族清除]

ethnic cleansing

qīngfēngmíngyuè

清风明月

[清風明月]

lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)
fig. peaceful and clear night
(allusively) living a solitary and quiet life

tóunǎoqīngchu

头脑清楚

[頭腦清楚]

lucid
clear-headed
sensible

yùjiébīngqīng

玉洁冰清

[玉潔冰清]

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
irreproachable
incorruptible

kǒuchǐbùqīng

口齿不清

[口齒不清]

to lisp
unclear articulation
inarticulate

Zhōngqīngběidào

忠清北道

[忠清北道]

North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市

chùfāqīngdān

触发清单

[觸發清單]

trigger list

qīngdiǎnzhàngmù

清点帐目

[清點帳目]

to check the accounts
to take stock

yīqīng'èrbái

一清二白

[一清二白]

perfectly clean
blameless
unimpeachable (idiom)

jiūchánbùqīng

纠缠不清

[糾纏不清]

hopelessly muddled
impossible to unravel

pángguānzhěqīng

旁观者清

[旁觀者清]

an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)

qīnglǐduìwǔ

清理队伍

[清理隊伍]

to purge the ranks

qīngcāngdàshuǎimài

清仓大甩卖

[清倉大甩賣]

clearance sale
fire sale

xuèqīngzhānglìsù

血清张力素

[血清張力素]

serotonin

gāoyāqīngxǐjī

高压清洗机

[高壓清洗機]

high pressure washer

gāoqīngshùzìdiànshì

高清数字电视

[高清數字電視]

high definition digital television

zìyóujīqīngchújì

自由基清除剂

[自由基清除劑]

radical scavenger (chemistry)

Huángtàijí Qīng Tàizōng

皇太极清太宗

[皇太極清太宗]

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

Guójì Qīngsuàn Yínháng

国际清算银行

[國際清算銀行]