Chinese word dictionary

青黛

qīng dài · indigo (dye); Indigo naturalis extract (used in TCM)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified青黛

Traditional青黛

Pinyinqīng dài

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

青qīng

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

黛dài

to blacken one's eyebrows; black

How to learn 青黛

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.

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Words with the same characters

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青年qīngnián

youth; youthful years; young person; the young

青qīng

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province; green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)

青少年qīng shào nián

adolescent; youth; teenager

青春qīngchūn

youth; youthfulness

青春期qīngchūnqī

puberty; adolescence

青睐qīnglài

(literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor