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澄清

Mandarin · pinyin chéng qīng#

clear (of liquid)
limpid
to clarify
to make sth clear
to be clear (about the facts)

Mandarin · pinyin dèng qīng#

to settle (of liquid)
to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)
precipitate (chemistry)
to put in order
to quell disturbances

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澄: chéng · purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful

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2–1 · cheng2 qing1

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adj

(of liquid) clear; limpid

verb

to make clear; to figure out; to clarify

verb

(of liquid) to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)

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