清香

qīngxiāng
noun #30,716

Meanings

  1. 1 light fragrance
  2. 2 delicate aroma
  3. 3 fresh and pleasant scent

Examples

Mòlìhuā sànfā chū zhènzhèn qīngxiāng.
The jasmine flowers gave off waves of light fragrance.
Xīn pào de lǜchá yǒu yī gǔ qīngxiāng.
The freshly brewed green tea has a delicate aroma.

Tips

usage
emphasizes 'light, fresh, clear' (the opposite of heavy or muddy), so 清香 is the kind of scent you'd associate with green tea, lotus, jasmine, freshly cut grass — never the heavy-sweet bouquet of perfume or spices, for which 浓郁 (nóngyù, 'rich') is paired with 香气 (xiāngqì, 'aroma'). 清香 is also the technical name for one of the four main aroma classes of Chinese 白酒 ('clear-aroma' baijiu, exemplified by 汾酒 Fenjiu).
memory
'clear / fresh' + 'fragrant' — a fragrance that feels clean rather than cloying.

Stroke Order

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xiāng