Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

qín 琴 N musical instrument 钢琴 gāngqín piano / 小提琴 xiǎotíqín violin
qīng 青 ADJ green
qīngchūn 青春 [modif: 青 green + 春 spring] N the quality of being young, youth
qīngchūnqī 青春期 puberty
qīngnián 青年 [modif: 青 green + 年 year] N young person, young people, youth (especially male) (位
wèi, 个 gè) ■ 青年工人往往没有多少经 验。Qīngnián gōngrén wǎngwǎng méiyǒu duōshǎo
jīngyàn. Young workers often don’t have much experience.
qīngshàonián 青少年 N adolescents and young people
qīngwā 青蛙 [modif: 青 green + 蛙 frog] N frog (只 zhī)
qīng 清 ADJ 1 clear (water), clean ■ 过去这条河的 水很清，能看到河底的小石头。Guòqù zhè tiáo
hé de shuǐ hěn qīng, néng kàndào hédǐ de xiǎo shítou. In the past this river had very clear water
and you could see the little stones on the river bed. 2 (of matters) clear, easy to understand ■ 这件事
没有人能说得清。 Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu rén néng shuō de qīng. Nobody can give a clear account
of this matter.
qīngchè 清澈 ADJ crystal clear, limpid
qīngchén 清晨 N early morning
qīngchú 清除 [comp: 清 clear + 除 remove] V remove, clear away, delete 清除垃圾邮件 qīngchú lājī yóujiàn
delete junk mail
qīngchu 清楚 [comp: 清 clear + 楚 clear-cut] ADJ clear (of speech or image) ■ 你的意思很清楚， 我明
白。Nǐ de yìsi hěn qīngchu, wǒ míngbai. Your meaning is clear. I understand it. ■ 老师，黑板上
的字我看不清楚。Lǎoshī, hēibǎn shang de zì wǒ kàn bu qīngchu. Teacher, I can’t see the words
on the blackboard clearly. ■ 我说得清清楚楚，你怎 么会误会呢？Wǒ shuōde qīng-qīng-chǔ-
chǔ, nǐ zěnme huì wùhuì ne? I said it very clearly. How could you misunderstand it?
qīngdàn 清淡 ADJ (of color, smell or taste) light and delicate
qīngjié 清洁 [comp: 清 clear + 洁 clean] ADJ clean, spotless 清洁工 qīngjiégōng cleaner
qīnglǐ 清理 [comp: 清 clear + 理 tidy up] V sort out, clear out 清理办公桌 qīnglǐ bàngōngzhuō clear out a desk
qīngxī 清晰 [comp: 清 clear + 晰 clear] ADJ very clear, distinct
qīngxǐng 清醒 [comp: 清 clear + 醒 awake] ADJ clear-headed, sober
qīngzhēn 清真 ADJ Islamic, Muslim
qīngzhēnsì 清真寺 N mosque
qīng 轻 TRAD 輕 ADJ 1 light (of weight) (ANTONYM 重 zhòng) ■ 油比水轻。Yóu bǐ shuǐ qīng. Oil is lighter
than water. 2 low, soft (of voice) ■ 她说 话很轻，要仔细听，才能听清楚。Tā shuōhuà hěn
qīng, yào zǐxì tīng, cái néng tīng qīngchu. She speaks softly. Only if you listen attentively, can you
hear her clearly. 3 of a low degree ■ 对他 的处分太轻了。Duì tā de chǔfèn tài qīng le. The
disciplinary action against him was not severe enough.
qīng ěr yì jǔ 轻而易举 ADJ extremely easy to do, a piece of cake
qīngsōng 轻松 [comp: 轻 light + 松 loose] ADJ (of a job) easy, not requiring much effort ■ 这个 工作很
轻松，当然工资不高。Zhège gōngzuò hěn qīngsōng, dāngrán gōngzī bù gāo. This job is easy
and requires no real effort; of course it is poorly paid. ■ 上个周末我过得非常轻松愉快。Shàng
ge zhōumò wǒ guò de fēicháng qīngsōng yúkuài. Last weekend I had a very relaxed and pleasant
time.
qīng 氢 N hydrogen (H)
qīng 倾 V incline, lean
qīngtīng 倾听 [comp: 倾 lean + 听 listen] V listen attentively
qīngxiàng 倾向 N tendency, inclination
qīngxié 倾斜 V tilt, incline
qíng 情 N 1 circumstance, situation 2 emotion, affection
qíngbào 情报 [modif: 情 situation + 报 report] N intelligence, information 军事情报 jūnshì qíngbào military
intelligence