Chinese word

晴

Pronunciation

Pinyinqíng

Meaning

  • adjectiveclear

Example

天终于晴了，我们去公园吧。tiān zhōng yú qíng le wǒ men qù gōng yuán ba

The weather has finally cleared, so let's go to the park.

Illustration for 晴 (clear)

More examples

下午可能会转晴，可以去散步。xià wǔ kě néng huì zhuǎn qíng ké yǐ qù sàn bù

It may clear up this afternoon, so we can go for a walk.

Core concept

Clouds give way to a bright, open sky.

Common phrases

  • 转晴zhuǎn qíng

    clear up

  • 晴天qíng tiān

    fine day

  • 天气晴朗tiān qì qíng lǎng

    clear weather

Similar words

晴朗qíng lǎng: Describes clear skies that look bright and fine.
无云wú yún: Describes weather under a nearly cloudless sky with strong sunshine.

Definition in Chinese

表示天空无云或云量很少、阳光充足的天气状态；也可作动词，表示天气由阴雨转为放晴。biǎo shì tiān kōng wú yún huò yún liàng hén shǎo yáng guāng chōng zú de tiān qì zhuàng tài yě kě zuò dòng cí biǎo shì tiān qì yóu yīn yǔ zhuǎn wéi fàng qíng

Word origin

晴 (qíng, "clear") contains 日 (rì, "sun") as its meaning part and 青 (qīng, "blue-green") as its sound part, making the character easy to connect with a sunny sky.

Usage tips

  • 晴起来 (qíng qǐlái, "start to become clear") focuses on clear weather beginning, whereas 晴了 (qíng le, "has become clear") presents the change as completed.

Other meanings

  • fine weathernoun
  • sunny weathernoun

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