青 [－]

Jyutping ceng1
Pinyin qīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a chopper/a knife/a young man
  2. nature's color/green or blue/greenish black/youth/young (of people)/bamboo strip/green pastures/not ripe/gracious/refers to something that is green, such as grass / crops
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    淺綠色​，​介乎​綠同​黃​之間
    light green; greenish
    • 青色
      青色
      ceng1 sik1
      light green in colour
    • 青蘋果
      青苹果
      ceng1 ping4 gwo2
      green apple
    • 青BB
      青BB
      ceng1 bi1 bi1
      very green
    • 鴨蛋青
      鸭蛋青
      aap3 daan2 ceng1
      greyish pale green

青 [－]

Jyutping cing1
Pinyin qīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) (of someone's face) pale (because of scared or sick)
  2. nature's color/green or blue/greenish black/youth/young (of people)/bamboo strip/green pastures/not ripe/gracious/refers to something that is green, such as grass / crops
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、術語
    刀​（​黑社會​用語​）
    blade (triad's code word)
  2. 語素
    藍色
    blue
    • 青天
      青天
      cing1 tin1
      blue sky
    • 青出於藍
      青出于蓝
      cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4
      the students are even better than the teacher; literally, deep blue is produced from blue
  3. 語素
    黑色
    black
    • 青絲
      青丝
      cing1 si1
      black hair
  4. 語素
    年輕​；​年紀細
    young
    • 青年
      青年
      cing1 nin4
      young people
    • 年青
      年青
      nin4 cing1
      young
    • 邊青
      边青
      bin1 cing1
      marginal youth
    • 老中青
      老中青
      lou5 zung1 cing1
      elderly, middle-aged, and youth adults; people of all age
    • 傑青
      杰青
      git6 cing1
      Outstanding Young Person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Min-Nan
    green
  2. character
    blue-green; blue (of sky, stone etc.); green (of grass, plants, mountain etc.)
    • 青天
      青天
      qīng tiān
      blue sky
    • 青筋
      青筋
      qīng jīn
      blue veins
    • 青草
      青草
      qīng cǎo
      green grass
    • 青山綠水
      青山绿水
      qīng shān lǜ shuǐ
      green hills and rivers
  3. character, literary, obsolete
    east
  4. character, literary, obsolete
    spring
  5. character
    blue-green ("grue")-colored items
    • 踏青
      踏青
      tà qīng
      to go on an outing to the countryside during spring
  6. character, Hong-Kong
    lime green
  7. character
    a surname
  8. character
    young; adolescent
    • 青年
      青年
      qīng nián
      youth; adolescence
    • 青春
      青春
      qīng chūn
      youth
  9. character
    black (of hair, cloth, silk thread etc.)
    • 青絲
      青丝
      qīng sī
      black hair
  10. character, Hokkien, of clothes
    Alternative form of 鮮 (chhiⁿ)
  11. character, Hokkien
    Alternative form of 鮮 (chhiⁿ)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. blue, green
  2. young
  3. Kangxi radical 174
  4. Cangjie Input
    QMB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #600
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #167
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #232
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    青年人总爱挑战极端。
    青年人總愛挑戰極端。
    qīng nián rén zǒng ài tiǎo zhàn jí duān 。
    • Young people are apt to go to extremes.
    • Young people tend to take things too far.
  2. Mandarin
    攀山是种既紧张刺激，又具挑战性的运动，因此特别受年青人欢迎。
    攀山是種既緊張刺激，又具挑戰性的運動，因此特別受年青人歡迎。
    pān shān shì zhǒng jì jǐn zhāng cì jī ， yòu jù tiǎo zhàn xìng de yùn dòng ， yīn cǐ tè bié shòu nián qīng rén huān yíng 。
    • Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardships and adventures.
  3. Mandarin
    附近有没有青年旅舍？
    附近有沒有青年旅舍？
    fù jìn yǒu méi yǒu qīng nián lǚ shè ？
    • Is there a youth hostel near here?
    • Is there a youth hostel around here?
  4. Mandarin
    青蛙怕蛇。
    青蛙怕蛇。
    qīng wā pà shé 。
    • Frogs are afraid of snakes.
  5. Mandarin
    我要用魔法把他变成一只青蛙！
    我要用魔法把他變成一隻青蛙！
    wǒ yào yòng mó fǎ bǎ tā biàn chéng yī zhī qīng wā ！
    • I'll bewitch him into a frog!
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我要用魔法将佢变做一只青蛙！
    我要用魔法將佢變做一隻青蛙！
    ngo5 jiu3 jung6 mo1 faat3 zoeng1 keoi5 bin3 zou6 jat1 zek3 cing1 waa1 ！
    • I'll bewitch him into a frog!
  2. Cantonese
    条青瓜咁长嘅！
    條青瓜咁長嘅！
    tiu5 ceng1 gwaa1 gam3 coeng4 ge3 ！
    • What a long cucumber!
  3. Cantonese
    我唔识分青蛙同埋癞蛤蟆。
    我唔識分青蛙同埋癩蛤蟆。
    ngo5 m4 sik1 fan1 cing1 waa1 tung4 maai4 laai3 haa1 mou1 。
    • I can't tell a frog from a toad.
  4. Cantonese
    𠮶个年青人系我哋嘅老师。
    嗰個年青人係我哋嘅老師。
    go2 go3 nin4 cing1 jan4 hai6 ngo5 dei2 ge3 lou5 si1 。
    • That young man is our teacher.
  5. Cantonese
    我食紧青瓜。
    我食緊青瓜。
    ngo5 sik6 gan2 ceng1 gwaa1 。
    • I am eating a cucumber.
    • I'm eating a cucumber.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    燃烧青春
    燃燒青春
    jin4 siu1 cing1 ceon1
    • living life as a youth
  2. Cantonese
    青蛙系两栖动物。
    青蛙係兩棲動物。
    cing1 waa1 hai6 loeng5 cai1 dung6 mat6.
    • Frogs are amphibious.
  3. Cantonese
    阿森同阿美两个由细识到大，系青梅竹马嚟。
    阿森同阿美兩個由細識到大，係青梅竹馬嚟。
    aa3 sam1 tung4 aa3 mei5 loeng5 go3 jau4 sai3 sik1 dou3 daai6, hai6 cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5 lai4.
    • Sam and May have grown up with each other and are childhood friends.
  4. Cantonese
    支援儿童及青年求学
    支援兒童及青年求學
    zi1 wun4 ji4 tung4 kap6 cing1 nin4 kau4 hok6
    • to support children and youths receiving education
  5. Cantonese
    青红萝卜猪骨汤
    青紅蘿蔔豬骨湯
    ceng1 hung4 lo4 baak6 zyu1 gwat1 tong1
    • pork soup with carrot and green turnip
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋friend过打band，濑嘢傍住冇惊青，最多都系两份惊！
    我哋friend過打band，瀨嘢傍住冇驚青，最多都係兩份驚！
    ngo5 dei6 fen1 gwo3 daa2 ben1, laai2 je5 bong6 zyu6 mou5 geng1 ceng1, zeoi3 do1 dou1 hai6 loeng5 fan2 geng1!
  2. Cantonese
    而家嘅年青人好暴戾，郁啲就打打杀杀。
    而家嘅年青人好暴戾，郁啲就打打殺殺。
  3. Cantonese
    出咗一粒青春痘
    出咗一粒青春痘
    ceot1 zo2 jat1 lap1 cing1 ceon1 dau2
  4. Cantonese
    做咩咁惊青呀，做咗亏心事呀？
    做咩咁驚青呀，做咗虧心事呀？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    青天
    青天
    qīng tiān
    • blue sky
  2. Mandarin
    青筋
    青筋
    qīng jīn
    • blue veins
  3. Mandarin
    青草
    青草
    qīng cǎo
    • green grass
  4. Mandarin
    青山绿水
    青山綠水
    qīng shān lǜ shuǐ
    • green hills and rivers
  5. Mandarin
    踏青
    踏青
    tà qīng
    • to go on an outing to the countryside during spring