青云

青雲

qīngyún

noun #42,948

Meanings

1 the blue sky; high clouds
2 high office; high position

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

风筝越飞越高，直上青云。

Fēngzheng yuè fēi yuè gāo, zhí shàng qīngyún.

The kite flew higher and higher, straight up into the blue.

HSK 7-9

在古代，读书人考中进士，就等于踏上了青云路。

Zài gǔdài, dúshūrén kǎozhòng jìnshì, jiù děngyú tàshàng le qīngyún lù.

In ancient times, passing the jinshi exam set a scholar on the road to high office.

Tips

usage

青云 lives in set phrases about rising high: 平步青云 and 青云直上 (to shoot up the career ladder), and 青云之志 (lofty ambition), as in 王勃's line 穷且益坚，不坠青云之志 (poor but all the firmer, never letting lofty ambition fall).

Stroke Order

青 qīng

云 yún