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澄清

chéng qīng · cheng qing/dèng qīng · deng qing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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chéng qīng 澄清

  1. clear (of liquid)
  2. limpid
  3. to clarify
  4. to make sth clear
  5. to be clear (about the facts)

dèng qīng 澄清

  1. to settle (of liquid)
  2. to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)
  3. precipitate (chemistry)
  4. to put in order
  5. to quell disturbances
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Clearing up a rumor

  1. Liangliang

    大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)说(shuō)我(wǒ)买了(mǎile)新车(xīnchē)，我(wǒ)要(yào)澄清(chéngqīng)一下(yīxià)。

    Everyone says I bought a new car. I want to clear that up.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没有(méiyǒu)买(mǎi)吗(ma)？

    You didn't buy one?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)去(qù)看了看(kànlekàn)。

    No, I just went to look.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)群里(qúnlǐ)澄清(chéngqīng)吧(ba)。

    Then go clear it up in the group chat.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，发(fā)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    OK, sent!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)发给(fāgěi)了(le)卖车(màichē)的(de)老板(lǎobǎn)！

    You sent it to the car dealer!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)来(lái)澄(chéng)清(qīng)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Let's clear up this problem.

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

02

静(jìng)置(zhì)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)，水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)的(de)杂(zá)质(zhì)就(jiù)会(huì)澄(dèng)清(qīng)。

Let it sit for a while, and the impurities in the water will settle and become clear.

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