Chinese word dictionary

杀青

shā qīng · to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)

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Word information

Simplified杀青

Traditional殺青

Pinyinshā qīng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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杀shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

青qīng

nature's color; blue, green, black; young

How to learn 杀青

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