青 (ceng1) — sth green, e.g. crops, grass in Cantonese
cengˉ¹青Mandarin Pinyin: qing1
Meaning of 青
nounsth green, e.g. crops, grass
noun(of colour) green; blue; black
nounyoung; youth; youthful
Example Sentences with 青
《電車男》係封閉青年
The "train man" is a loner
豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
呢一帶嘅房屋受員工青睞
The workers favour houses in this area.
keoiˏ₅佢zungˍ₆仲houˊ²好cingˉ¹青ceonˉ¹春
She's still very youthful.
cingˉ¹青ceonˉ¹春zanˉ¹真houˊ²好
Youth is truly good.
Words Containing 青
硬化瀝青ngaang6 faa3 lik6 ceng1
manjak (the blackest of asphalts)
青檸ceng1 ning2
lime - a fruit or drink
擒青kam4 ceng1
in a hurry, hasty
青紫ceng1 zi2
cyan-; cyano-; cyanochroia; cyanoderma; cyanose; cyanosis
青椰菜ceng1 je4 coi3
cabbage
青春cing1 ceon1
youth; youthfulness; youthful days
蠟青laap6 ceng1
asphalt
青豆ceng1 dau2
green bean; peas
面青min6 ceng1
to look famished or emaciated [Mandarin equivalent: 菜色];
青靚ceng1 leng3
(of a person) pure beauty
青蔥cing1 cung1
scallion
踏青taap3 ceng1
to go for a walk in the country in spring (when the grass has just turned green)
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