澄清
dèng qīng
Pinyin

Definition

澄清
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dèng qīng
  1. to settle (of liquid)
  2. to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)
  3. precipitate (chemistry)
  4. to put in order
  5. to quell disturbances
澄清
 - 
chéng qīng
  1. clear (of liquid)
  2. limpid
  3. to clarify
  4. to make sth clear
  5. to be clear (about the facts)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
清新
Qīng xīn
  1. 1 Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
清早
qīng zǎo
  1. 1 first thing in the morning
  2. 2 at daybreak
清晨
qīng chén
  1. 1 early morning
清晰
qīng xī
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct

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

奥巴马坚定地指出，不能因政治上的勾心斗角而牺牲美国百姓的民生。同时他也澄清，不会增加纳税人已经难以承受的经济重负，而是会通过减少现有医保体系中的资金浪费和滥用来筹集资金。
Àobāmǎ jiāndìng de zhǐchū ，bùnéng yīn zhèngzhì shàng de gōuxīndòujiǎo ér xīshēng Měiguó bǎixìng de mínshēng 。tóngshí tā yě chéngqīng ，bùhuì zēngjiā nàshuì rén yǐjīng nányǐ chéngshòu de jīngjì zhòngfù ，érshì huì tōngguò jiǎnshǎo xiànyǒu yībǎo tǐxì zhōng de zījīn làngfèi hé lànyòng lái chóují zījīn 。
Obama firmly pointed out that the American people's welfare cannot be sacrificed for political rivalry. At the same time, he also clarified that he wouldn't increase the taxpayers' already hard-to-bear economic burdens, but would raise funds through decreasing the present waste and misuse of funds in the health insurance system.
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后来经纪公司出来澄清，是假的，真是吓死一票粉丝。
hòulái jīngjì gōngsī chūlái chéngqīng ，shì jiǎde ，zhēn shì hèsǐ yī piào fěnsī 。
Later his agency clarified that it was false. It was a real scare for his fans.
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无论我说的话是不是被报道出来的意思，使灾民的心里不舒服，也引起舆论不安，本人认为需要澄清。
wúlùn wǒ shuō de huà shìbushì bèi bàodào chūlái de yìsi ，shǐ zāimín de xīnli bù shūfu ，yě yǐnqǐ yúlùn bùān ，běnrén rènwéi xūyào chéngqīng 。
Whether or not what I said was in line with what I was reported to have said, it caused emotional distress to the flood victims and caused public uproar, so I thought there was a need to clear things up.
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县长您要澄清什么？
xiànzhǎng nín yào chéngqīng shénme ？
What are you trying to clear up?
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能使燃着的木条越烧越旺的是氧气，被点燃的是氢气和一氧化碳。然后再用澄清的石灰水检验燃烧生成的气体。因为一氧化碳燃烧会生成二氧化碳。
néng shǐ ránzháo de mùtiáo yuè shāo yuè wàng de shì yǎngqì ，bèi diǎnrán de shì qīngqì hé yīyǎnghuàtàn 。ránhòu zài yòng chéngqīng de shíhuīshuǐ jiǎnyàn ránshāo shēngchéng de qìtǐ 。yīnwèi yīyǎnghuàtàn ránshāo huì shēngchéng èryǎnghuàtàn 。
The one that can make the wooden splint burn brighter and brighter is oxygen. The ones that ignited were hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Afterward, use the settled limewater again to test the gas produced by the burning. Because carbon monoxide produces carbon dioxide when burned.
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先用澄清的石灰水检验出二氧化碳，然后用燃着的木条，然后，嗯......
xiān yòng chéngqīng de shíhuīshuǐ jiǎnyàn chū èryǎnghuàtàn ，ránhòu yòng ránzháo de mùtiáo ，ránhòu ，ng4 ......
First, use the settled limewater to test for carbon dioxide, then use the burning splint, then...ah...
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先检验二氧化碳吧！快拿4根试管出来，倒入澄清的石灰水。
xiān jiǎnyàn èryǎnghuàtàn ba ！kuài ná sì gēn shìguǎn chūlai ，dàorù chéngqīng de shíhuīshuǐ 。
Let's first test for carbon dioxide! Quick, get out four test tubes, and pour in the settled limewater.
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二氧化碳能使澄清的石灰水变浑浊。
èryǎnghuàtàn néng shǐ chéngqīng de shíhuīshuǐ biàn húnzhuó 。
Carbon dioxide makes clear limewater turn murky.
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