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清醒

清醒 qīngxǐng

清醒 qīngxǐng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 清醒 qīngxǐng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīngxǐng | qing1 xing3
English translation
clear-headed
sober
awake

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Traditional form

清醒 qīngxǐng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 清醒 qīngxǐng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 清醒 qīngxǐng .

Qīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Qīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Qīng

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵青

Number of Strokes

11
xǐng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and xīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

xīng

Semantic compound

yǒu

Positional decomposition

酉星

Number of Strokes

16

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Example sentences using 清醒 qīngxǐng

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yòng Shuǐ jiāo de liǎn , 这样 zhè yàng huì 使 shǐ 他清醒过来 guò lái .

Splash water over his face, it'll help to wake him.

我们 wǒmen 知道 zhīdào shì WAKE -UPS( 清醒 qīngxǐng )麦片 mài piàn ,因为 yīnwèi zài 这个 zhè ge 运动员 yùn dòng yuán 旁边 pángbiān 桌子 zhuōzi shǎng fàng zhāo 这种 zhè zhǒng 麦片粥 de 盒子 hézi .

We know it is WAKE -- UPS because the box is beside him on the table.

拉古 Qiū yòu 追问 zhuī wèn le 一些 yī xiē 问题 wèntí , 粉红色 fěn hóng sè de liǎn 越来越 yuè lái yuè 清醒 qīngxǐng .

Lacouture probed with more questions, his pink face growing sober.

陪审团 péi shěn tuán 宣称 xuān chēng 神志 shén zhì 清醒 qīngxǐng , shì zhǐ yǒu biàn Míng 是非 shìfēi de 能力 nénglì .

By declaring him sane, the jury implied that he had a moral sense.

冷酷 lěngkù de 日常 rìcháng 现实 xiànshí 使 shǐ Cóng 理想 lǐxiǎng 主义 zhǔyì de 幻梦 huàn mèng Zhōng 清醒 qīngxǐng 过来 guò lái .

The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

清醒 qīngxǐng Decomposition

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清醒 qīngxǐng Compounds

See all 1 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 清醒 qīngxǐng in their composition.

  • Qīng
    • qiàn
  • xǐng
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