| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; CL:个 |
| 青 | qīng | nature's color; green or blue; greenish black; youth; young (of people); abbr. for Qinghai province 青海 |
| 青花 | qīng huā | blue and white (porcelain) |
| 沥青 | lì qīng | asphalt; bituminous |
| 年青 | nián qīng | youthful |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness |
| 共青团 | gòng qīng tuán | the Communist Youth League |
| 青海 | Qīng hǎi | Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西宁 |
| 青饲料 | qīng sì liào | silage; green fodder |
| 青铜 | qīng tóng | bronze (alloy of copper 铜 and tin 锡) |
| 青贮 | qīng zhù | silage; green fodder |
| 青草 | qīng cǎo | grass |
| 青岛 | Qīng dǎo | Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong |
| 青山 | qīng shān | green hills; (the good) life; Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武汉市, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city 包头市, Inner Mongolia |
| 杀青 | shā qīng | to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in tea leaves processing) |
| 青菜 | qīng cài | green vegetables; Chinese cabbage |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog; CL:只 |
| 青鱼 | qīng yú | black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); herring; mackerel |
| 知青 | zhī qīng | educated youth (sent to work in farms during cultural revolution) |
| 青天 | qīng tiān | clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) |
| 新青 | Xīn qīng | Xinqing district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 青铜器 | qīng tóng qì | bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC |
| 青州 | Qīng zhōu | Qingzhou county level city in Weifang 潍坊, Shandong |
| 青稞 | qīng kē | highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai); qingke barley |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | an adolescent; a youth; young person; teenage; teenager |
| 青松 | qīng sōng | pine |
| 青年人 | qīng nián rén | youth as a group |
| 铁青 | tiě qīng | ashen |
| 青工 | qīng gōng | young worker (esp of the CPC) |
| 青翠 | qīng cuì | fresh and green; verdant |
| 青霉素 | qīng méi sù | penicillin |
| 青黄不接 | qīng huáng bù jiē | lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop; temporary deficit in manpower or resources; unable to make ends meet |
| 常青 | cháng qīng | ever-green |
| 青紫 | qīng zǐ | purple |
| 青豆 | qīng dòu | green soya bean |
| 青龙 | Qīng Lóng | Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 东方青龙 or 东方苍龙 |
| 万古长青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh; last forever; eternal |
| 中青年 | zhōng qīng nián | middle-aged |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty; adolescence |
| 丁青 | Dīng qīng | Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区, Tibet |
| 丁青县 | Dīng qīng xiàn | Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区, Tibet |
| 不分青红皂白 | bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái | not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong |
| 不问青红皂白 | bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái | not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong |
中国共产主义青年
团 | Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn zhǔ yì Qīng nián tuán | Communist Youth League |
| 中国青年报 | Zhōng guó Qīng nián bào | China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net |
| 中青 | zhōng qīng | China Youth (official newspaper); abbr. for 中国青年报 |
| 丹青 | dān qīng | painting |
| 共产主义青年团 | gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán | communist youth league |
| 共餐青年团 | gòng cān qīng nián tuán | youth league |
| 冬青 | dōng qīng | holly |
