青 (qīng) — green (color); blue (color); young (of plants or people)
Definition
青 is a literary/poetic color word meaning 'blue-green' — Chinese doesn't sharply split blue and green the way English does. As in 青春, it also means 'young' (compare 青年 'youth' as a noun).
adjective
green (color)blue (color)young (of plants or people)
Examples
- ，。Chūn tiān dào le, qīng cǎo cóng tǔ lǐ zhǎng chū lái le.Spring has arrived, and green grass grows out of the soil.
- 。Wǒ xǐ huan qīng sè de tiān kōng.I like the blue sky.
- 。qīng Nián shì rén shēng zuì měi hǎo de jiē duàn.Youth is the most beautiful stage of life.
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