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)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 杀青
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
youth; youthful years; young person; the young
青qīngabbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province; green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth; teenager
青春qīngchūnyouth; youthfulness
青春期qīngchūnqīpuberty; adolescence
杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely