清 qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
清静
qīngjìng
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
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Example phrases
- 他辞去高薪职位，搬到山脚下，只想过几天清静日子。 Tā cíqù gāoxīn zhíwèi, bān dào shānjiǎo xià, zhǐ xiǎng guò jǐ tiān qīngjìng rìzi. He resigned from his highly paid post and moved to the foot of the mountain, wanting only a few days of peace and quiet.
- 老人喜欢住在乡下，那里比城里清静多了。 Lǎorén xǐhuan zhù zài xiāngxià, nàlǐ bǐ chénglǐ qīngjìng duō le. The old man likes living in the countryside; it's far more peaceful there than in the city.
- 孩子上学后，她终于有了一段清静的时间。 Háizi shàngxué hòu, tā zhōngyú yǒule yí duàn qīngjìng de shíjiān. After the children went to school, she finally had some quiet time to herself.