清醒
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
清醒 (qīngxǐng) · awake
清醒 (qīngxǐng) means “awake; clear-headed; sober”. It is written with 2 characters: 清 (clean) + 醒 (to wake up). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 清醒 is built
The characters
清 qīng · clean
What 清 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
醒 xǐng · to wake up
What 醒 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 星xīng — star
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 酉 gives the meaning, 星 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
喝了咖啡，我清醒多了。Hē le kāfēi, wǒ qīngxǐng duō le.After drinking coffee, I feel much more awake.
他现在清醒了吗？Tā xiànzài qīngxǐng le ma?Is he awake now?
Questions about 清醒
What does 清醒 mean?
清醒 (qīngxǐng) means “awake; clear-headed; sober”.
How do you pronounce 清醒?
清醒 is pronounced qīngxǐng.
Which HSK level is 清醒?
清醒 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 清楚qīngchuclear
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 澄清chéngqīngto clarify
- 清澈qīngchèclear
- 清晨qīngchénearly morning
- 清除qīngchúto clear away
- 清洁qīngjiéclean
- 清理qīnglǐto clear up
- 清晰qīngxīclear
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
Learn 清醒 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.