青
qīng
abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
sprout (龶) + moon (月) = the cool, fresh colors of nature
青 originally depicted lush green vegetation sprouting from the earth beneath a clear moon — colors of nature at their most vivid. Over time it expanded to cover the full range of cool, fresh tones: green, blue, and black.
她穿着一件青色的裙子，看起来很好看。
tā chuān zhe yī jiàn qīng sè de qún zi ， kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo kàn 。
She is wearing a blue-green dress that looks very nice.
青藏高原的天空特别蓝，空气也很清新。
qīng zàng gāo yuán de tiān kōng tè bié lán ， kōng qì yě hěn qīng xīn 。
The sky over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is especially blue, and the air is very fresh.
Words with 青
青壮年
qīng zhuàng nián
the prime of one's life
青工
qīng gōng
young worker (esp of the CCP)
青海省
qīng hǎi shěng
Qinghai Province, capital Xining 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 Shi4] (abbr. to 青[Qing1])
共青团
gòng qīng tuán
the Communist Youth League, abbr. for 共產主義青年團|共产主义青年团[Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]
踏青
tà qīng
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)
青筋
qīng jīn
veins
青铜
qīng tóng
bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xi1])
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
中国青年报
zhōng guó qīng nián bào
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
年青
nián qīng
youthful
知识青年
zhī shi qīng nián
educated youth; young intellectual
青瓦台
qīng wǎ tái
the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park