Word information
Simplified河清海晏
Traditional河清海晏
Pinyinhé qīng hǎi yàn
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
河清海晏
hé qīng hǎi yàn · the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm; the world is at peace (idiom)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 河清海晏
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.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
海hǎi
ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous; surname Hai
河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
清楚qīngchuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
海洋hǎiyángocean; CL:個|个[ge4]
海关hǎiguāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:個|个[ge4]
海外hǎiwàioverseas; abroad