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清脆

qīng cuì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

清脆 (qīng cuì) means "sharp and clear; crisp; melodious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 清脆 means

1. sharp and clear
2. crisp
3. melodious
4. ringing
5. tinkling
6. silvery (of sound)
7. fragile
8. frail
9. also written 轻脆

The characters in 清脆

• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 脆cuìbrittle; fragile; crisp

Sounds the same

Read qīng cuì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 青翠fresh and green; verdant
• 轻脆sharp and clear; crisp; melodious

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