Chinese

清醒

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
clear-headed; sober
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese清 “clear; limpid”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese青 “blue-green ("grue"); blue (of sky, stone etc.); green (of grass, plants, mountains etc.)”
      • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
        • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • soundChinese井 “well (a hole sunk into the ground) (Classifier: 口; 眼)”
  • characterChinese醒 “to sober up; to regain consciousness”
    • meaningChinese酉 “an alcoholic drink vessel”
    • soundChinese星 “star (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 c mn)”
      • soundChinese晶 “brilliant; glittering”

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