清白 (qīng bái) — (stative verb) to be clear, unblemished (of a person's record or reputation); (stative verb) to be innocent, guiltless
Definition
Used for a person's character or record being 'clean' — free of wrongdoing, guilt, or scandal. Collapses innocence and spotless reputation into one word.
adjective
(stative verb) to be clearunblemished (of a person's record or reputation)(stative verb) to be innocentguiltless
Examples
- 清白。Tā zuì zhōng zhèng míng le zì jǐ de qīng bái.He finally proved his innocence.
- 清白。Zhè ge rén de lì shǐ hěn qīng bái.This person's history is very clean.
- 清白，。Tā qīng bái wú gū, bú yīng gāi bèi huái yí.She is innocent and blameless; she shouldn't be suspected.
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