晴空

qíngkōng

noun #30,910

Meanings

1 clear sky
2 cloudless sky

Characters

clear (weather)

Examples

万里晴空，一片湛蓝。

Wàn lǐ qíngkōng, yí piàn zhànlán.

A vast clear sky, a stretch of deep blue.

晴空中飘着几只风筝。

Qíngkōng zhōng piāo zhe jǐ zhī fēngzheng.

A few kites drift in the clear sky.

Tips

usage

A literary/written word — you'll see it in poetry, weather reports, and song lyrics rather than casual conversation (where 天气晴朗 is more typical). The set phrase 晴空万里 ("clear sky for ten thousand miles") is a stock description of perfect weather.

Stroke Order

晴 qíng

空 kōng