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清楚

清楚

Chinese

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

Adjective

清楚

  1. clear; lucid
  2. clear about (a matter); unambiguous
  3. plain; distinct; obvious
  4. (obsolete or Min Dong) tidy; neat; refined

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Antonyms

Usage notes

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

Adverb

清楚

  1. clearly
    聽不清楚 / 听不清楚  ―  tīng bù qīngchǔ  ―  unable to hear clearly
  2. until a matter is "clear" (making sense, unambiguous, etc.)
    說清楚 / 说清楚  ―  shuōqīngchǔ  ―  to make something clear

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清 楚
せい
Grade: 4 		そ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

清楚 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana せいそ, romaji seiso)

  1. neat and clean
  2. tidy; trim

Inflection

Noun

清楚 ‎(hiragana せいそ, romaji seiso)

  1. neatness and cleanliness
  2. tidiness

References

  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

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