qīng míng

HSK 7–9

清明 (qīng míng) is a Chinese word meaning “clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered”.

Meanings

  1. 1clear and bright
  2. 2sober and calm
  3. 3(of a government or administration) well ordered
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 清明

清qīng · (of water etc) clear; clean明míng · bright

Related words

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