青黄

青黃

qīnghuáng

adjective

Meanings

1 greenish yellow
2 sallow (of complexion — pale, yellow-tinged, unhealthy-looking)
3 (of crops) green and yellow, i.e. unripe and ripe stages

Characters

green / blue (cool color)

Examples

她病了几天，脸色青黄。

Tā bìngle jǐ tiān, liǎnsè qīng huáng.

After a few days of illness her complexion turned sallow.

田里的庄稼一片青黄。

Tián lǐ de zhuāngjia yí piàn qīng huáng.

The crops in the field are a patchwork of green and yellow.

Tips

usage

Most often in two contexts: (1) a sickly face — 脸色青黄. (2) The set phrase 青黄不接 (qīnghuáng bùjiē) 'the green (new crop) and yellow (old harvest) don't meet' — meaning a hand-to-mouth gap between old supplies running out and the new harvest not yet ripe. By extension: any temporary shortage / generation gap.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

黄 huáng