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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.limpid; transparent; (of water) clean
江澄如练。
The river was as clear as white silk.
澄空
a clear, cloudless sky
澄清透明
clear and transplant
- 2
v.clarify; clear up
请澄其思虑。
Please purify his thoughts.
澄清
clear up
Words and phrases with 澄
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "chéng", it is in the literary language; when pronounced as "dèng ", it is in the spoken language. In the sense of making clear, the meaning of "澄(chéng)清" is abstract, such as "澄清事实"; "澄(dèng)清" is specific, referring to the impurities in the precipitation liquid, such as "把浑水澄清".