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清楚

qīng chu · qing chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. clear
  2. distinct
  3. to understand thoroughly
  4. to be clear about
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A bad phone line

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)？我(wǒ)听(tīng)不(bù)清楚(qīngchu)你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)。

    Hello? I can't hear clearly what you say.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁里(dìtiělǐ)。现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)听(tīng)清楚(qīngchu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    I'm in the subway. Can you hear clearly now?

  3. Dengdeng

    清楚(qīngchu)了(le)！你(nǐ)说(shuō)晚上(wǎnshang)去(qù)爬山(páshān)。

    Clear now! You said let's climb a mountain tonight.

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)！我(wǒ)说(shuō)晚上(wǎnshang)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)！

    No! I said let's go eat tonight!

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)一直(yīzhí)不(bù)清楚(qīngchu)。

    Ah? But your voice has not been clear all along.

  6. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)手机(shǒujī)的(de)问题(wèntí)，是(shì)我(wǒ)嘴里(zuǐlǐ)有(yǒu)东西(dōngxi)。

    It's not the phone. I have food in my mouth.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)会(huì)难(nán)以(yǐ)清(qīng)楚(chu)地(de)表(biǎo)达(dá)他(tā)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

Sometimes he has difficulty being articulate about his views.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by pyrachi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)地(dì)址(zhǐ)写(xiě)清(qīng)楚(chu)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)寄(jì)错(cuò)。

Please write the address clearly so it won't be sent to the wrong place.

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清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still

楚
chǔ

distinct; clear

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