清醒
qīng xǐng
Pinyin

Definition

清醒
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qīng xǐng
  1. clear-headed
  2. sober
  3. awake

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吵醒
chǎo xǐng
  1. 1 to wake sb up with a noise
提醒
tí xǐng
  1. 1 to remind
  2. 2 to call attention to
  3. 3 to warn of
清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
清醒
qīng xǐng
  1. 1 clear-headed
  2. 2 sober
  3. 3 awake

Idioms (20)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible

Sample Sentences

屈原觉得大家的心都很混浊，只有他是干净的，大家都沉醉在很糟糕的世界中，只有他是清醒的。
Qū Yuán juéde dàjiā de xīn dōu hěn hùnzhuó ，zhǐyǒu tā shì gānjìng de ，dàjiā dōu chénzuì zài hěn zāogāo de shìjiè zhōng ，zhǐyǒu tā shì qīngxǐng de 。
Qu Yuan felt that everyone's mind was muddied, only he was clear of mind. Everyone was drunk and intoxicated by the terrible world around them, and he was the only one that was sober.
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那不至于。我接受催眠治疗的时候意识还是清醒的，想象力很活跃，随着催眠师的引导，我感觉吸烟的时候像有无数小虫子在啃咬我的肺部，想想就恶心，几个疗程下来就真不想吸了。
nà bùzhì yú 。wǒ jiēshòu cuīmián zhìliáo de shíhou yìshi háishì qīngxǐng de ，xiǎngxiànglì hěn huóyuè ，suízhe cuīmiánshī de yǐndǎo ，wǒ gǎnjué xīyān de shíhou xiàng yǒu wúshù xiǎo chóngzi zài kěnyǎo wǒ de fèibù ，xiǎngxiang jiù ěxīn ，jǐ ge liáochéng xiàlai jiù zhēn bù xiǎng xī le 。
That's not necessarily true. When I was undergoing the hypnosis treatment my consciousness was still wide awake and my imagination very vivid. Following the hypnotist's lead, I felt that countless little ants would gnaw at my lungs whenever I smoked. It made me feel disgusted just to think of it. After a few sessions I really didn't want to smoke.
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好，我们都该清醒了。分手吧！
hǎo ，wǒmen dōu gāi qīngxǐng le 。fēnshǒu ba ！
Fine, we both should wake up. Let's break up!
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