How to say “clear” in Chinese
clear, sunny
“Clear” in Chinese is 晴, qíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晴 is read qíng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 日 “sun”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “晴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天是晴天jīntiānshìqíngtiānIt's a clear day today.
- 未来几天都是晴天wèiláijǐtiāndōushìqíngtiānIt'll be sunny for the next few days.
- 这几天天气一时晴，一时雨。zhèjǐtiāntiānqìyìshíqíng,yìshíyǔThese days the weather is sunny one moment, rainy the next.
- 我以为今天是晴天，不料下起了大雨。wǒyǐwéijīntiānshìqíngtiān,búliàoxiàqǐledàyǔI thought it would be a sunny day, but suddenly it started pouring.
- 雨后的天空特别晴朗yǔhòudetiānkōngtèbiéqínglǎngThe sky after rain is especially clear.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Weather and New Year”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clear” in Chinese?
“Clear” in Chinese is 晴, pinyin qíng.
What does 晴 mean?
晴 (qíng) means “clear, sunny”.
How do you write 晴?
晴 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晴?
晴 is read qíng. Tones: qíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“clear” in the lesson “Weather and New Year”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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