清楚

Chinese

 
clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
 
distinct; clear; orderly
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
trad. (清楚) 清 楚
simp. #(清楚) 清 楚

Etymology

(pure; innocent): Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 清楚(せいそ) (seiso)

Pronunciation


Adjective

清楚

  1. clear; lucid
  2. clear (about a matter); unambiguous
  3. plain; distinct; obvious
  4. (obsolete or Min Dong) tidy; neat; refined
  5. (ACG, neologism, of a person) pure; innocent

Usage notes

  • Used often in a figurative sense (e.g. to be clear on a matter), rather than in a literal sense. For the literal clear (e.g. clear water), see 清澈 (qīngchè).

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

清楚

  1. clearly
    聽不清楚/听不清楚  ―  tīng bù qīngchǔ  ―  unable to hear clearly
    學習漢語發音一定要分清楚調類。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
    学习汉语发音一定要分清楚调类。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
    Xuéxí hànyǔ fāyīn yīdìng yào fēn qīngchǔ diàolèi. [Pinyin]
    It is essential to distinguish different tones when studying Chinese.
    既然你們都已經想清楚了,那我尊敬你們的意願。 [MSC, trad.]
    既然你们都已经想清楚了,那我尊敬你们的意愿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìrán nǐmen dōu yǐjīng xiǎng qīngchu le, nà wǒ zūnjìng nǐmen de yìyuàn. [Pinyin]
    Considering you have all thought it through, I will respect your wishes.
    你了解得很全面,講述得也很清楚。 [MSC, trad.]
    你了解得很全面,讲述得也很清楚。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ liǎojiě de hěn quánmiàn, jiǎngshù de yě hěn qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You have a comprehensive understanding and can explain it clearly.
  2. until a matter is clear (making sense, unambiguous, etc.)
    說清楚/说清楚  ―  shuōqīngchǔ  ―  to make something clear

Verb

清楚

  1. to understand; to know; to comprehend
    你是一個什麼樣的人,我比誰都清楚。 [MSC, trad.]
    你是一个什么样的人,我比谁都清楚。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ shì yīge shénmeyàng de rén, wǒ bǐ shéi dōu qīngchu. [Pinyin]
    I know better than anyone else what kind of person you are.
    這句話的道理你應該清楚。 [MSC, trad.]
    这句话的道理你应该清楚。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jù huà de dàolǐ nǐ yīnggāi qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You should understand the principle contained in this sentence.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清楚):
  • → Japanese: 清(せい)楚(そ) (seiso)
  • → Korean: 청초하다(清楚) (cheongchohada)

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清 楚
せい
Grade: 4
そ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
淸楚 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

清(せい)楚(そ) • (seiso) -na (adnominal 清(せい)楚(そ)な (seiso na), adverbial 清(せい)楚(そ)に (seiso ni))

  1. neat and clean
  2. tidy; trim

Inflection

Noun

清(せい)楚(そ) • (seiso) 

  1. neatness and cleanliness
  2. tidiness

References

  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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