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青紫
qīng zǐ
Pinyin
Definition
青紫
-
qīng zǐ
purple
Character Decomposition
青
青
紫
止
匕
糸
Related Words
(20)
青年
qīng nián
1
youth
2
youthful years
3
young person
4
the young
青春
qīng chūn
1
youth
2
youthfulness
青春期
qīng chūn qī
1
puberty
2
adolescence
青菜
qīng cài
1
green vegetables
2
Chinese cabbage
刺青
cì qīng
1
tattoo
刘青云
Liú Qīng yún
1
Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
1
fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
1
young person
2
youngster
年青
nián qīng
1
youthful
愤青
fèn qīng
1
angry youth
2
positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalistic tendencies
3
see also 糞青|粪青[fèn qīng]
林青霞
Lín Qīng xiá
1
Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress
杀青
shā qīng
1
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
2
to finalize
3
to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
淤青
yū qīng
1
bruise
2
contusion
知青
zhī qīng
1
educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
紫
zǐ
1
purple
2
violet
紫外线
zǐ wài xiàn
1
ultraviolet ray
紫罗兰
zǐ luó lán
1
violet (botany)
紫色
zǐ sè
1
purple
2
violet (color)
紫菜
zǐ cài
1
flavored roasted seaweed
2
generic term for edible seaweed
3
Japanese: nori
紫薇
zǐ wēi
1
crape myrtle
Idioms
(20)
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
1
fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
1
green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
2
lush and lively scenery
炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
1
lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
2
fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
1
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié
1
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
1
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
2
loneliness of faithful widow
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
1
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
万紫千红
wàn zǐ qiān hóng
1
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
2
fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
踏青赏春
tà qīng shǎng chūn
1
to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)
踏青赏花
tà qīng shǎng huā
1
to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng
1
sky clears after rain
2
new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)
3
every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
4
see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yǔ guò tiān qíng]
青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
1
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
2
fig. the student surpasses the master
青天霹雳
qīng tiān pī lì
1
thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
青山绿水
qīng shān lu:4 shuǐ
1
lit. green hills and clear waters
2
pleasant country scene (idiom)
青春不再
qīng chūn bù zài
1
lit. one's youth will never return
2
to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
1
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
2
fig. innocent children's games
3
childhood sweethearts
4
a couple who grew up as childhood friends
青红皂白
qīng hóng zào bái
1
the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
Sample Sentences