清楚

qīngchu

adjective HSK 2 #367

Meanings

1 clear
2 to understand clearly

Characters

clear; distinct

Examples

我听不清楚。

Wǒ tīng bù qīngchu.

I can't hear clearly.

你说清楚一点。

Nǐ shuō qīngchu yìdiǎn.

Speak more clearly.

我不清楚他在哪儿。

Wǒ bù qīngchu tā zài nǎr.

I don't know (clearly) where he is.

Tips

grammar

清楚 can be used as a complement after verbs: 看清楚 (see clearly), 听清楚 (hear clearly), 说清楚 (say clearly). The negative form uses 不: 看不清楚 (can't see clearly).

Stroke Order

清 qīng

楚 chǔ