blue or green [colour of water or grass] (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
青 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
轻 qīng - light-weight (adj.) | HSK 4
Phonetically similar words
请 qǐng - to invite; please (v.) | HSK 1
晴 qíng - fine; sunny (adj.) | HSK 2
Examples
绿色和蓝色混合在一起就变成了青色。 lǜsè hé lán sè hùnhé zài yīqǐ jiù biànchéngle qīngsè. - Green and blue mixed together make cyan.
在中国，青色通常象征着青春和希望。 zài zhōngguó, qīngsè tōngcháng xiàngzhēngzhe qīngchūn hé xīwàng. - In China, green usually symbolizes youth and hope.
她喜欢穿青色的衣服，觉得很清新。 tā xǐhuān chuān qīngsè de yīfu, juédé hěn qīngxīn. - She likes wearing clothes in cyan, finding it very refreshing.
这种植物的叶子是青色的。 zhè zhǒng zhíwù de yèzi shì qīngsè de. - The leaves of this plant are cyan.
他的眼睛是一种特别的深青色。 tā de yǎnjīng shì yī zhǒng tèbié de shēn qīngsè. - His eyes are a particularly deep shade of cyan.
Phrases
青春 qīng chūn - youth (n.) | HSK 5
青少年 qīng shào nián - youngsters (n.) | HSK 5