| 清白 | qīng bái | pure; innocent |
| 清流 | Qīng liú | Qingliu county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 清蒸 | qīng zhēng | steamed in broth |
| 清河 | Qīng hé | Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei; Qinghe district of Tieling city 铁岭市, Liaoning |
| 清油 | qīng yóu | vegetable cooking oil |
| 清华 | Qīng huá | abbr. for 清华大学 |
| 清瘦 | qīng shòu | meager |
| 清高 | qīng gāo | noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits |
| 清点 | qīng diǎn | to check; to make inventory |
| 一清早 | yī qīng zǎo | early in the morning |
| 清江 | Qīng jiāng | Qingjiang river in Hubei |
| 冷冷清清 | lěng lěng qīng qīng | deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation |
| 清水墙 | qīng shuǐ qiáng | unplastered masonry wall |
| 偿清 | cháng qīng | to repay; to pay off a debt |
| 清一色 | qīng yī sè | monotone; only one ingredient; (mahjong) all in the same suit |
| 一清二白 | yī qīng èr bái | perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable (idiom) |
| 不分清红皂白 | bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái | not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong |
| 不清 | bù qīng | unclear |
| 不清楚 | bù qīng chu | unclear; not understood; currently unknown |
不经一番风霜苦，
难得腊梅吐清香 | bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ ,
nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng | Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? |
| 享清福 | xiǎng qīng fú | living in ease and comfort |
| 付清 | fù qīng | pay in full; pay all of a bill; pay off |
| 两清 | liǎng qīng | loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties |
| 两袖清风 | liǎng xiù qīng fēng | lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices |
| 冰清玉洁 | bīng qīng yù jié | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible |
| 冷清 | lěng qīng | cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented |
| 冷清清 | lěng qīng qīng | deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation |
| 凄清 | qī qīng | sombre; cheerless |
| 反清 | fǎn qīng | anti-Qing; refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai revolution 辛亥革命 |
| 口齿不清 | kǒu chǐ bù qīng | to lisp; unclear articulation; inarticulate |
| 口齿清楚 | kǒu chǐ qīng chu | clear diction; clear articulation |
| 吴清源 | Wú Qīng yuán | Go Seigen (1914-), Go player |
| 和达・清夫 | Hé dá · Qīng fū | Wadati Kiyoō (1902-1995), pioneer Japanese seismologist |
| 四清 | sì qīng | see 四清运动; the “Four Clean-ups” Movement |
| 四清运动 | sì qīng yùn dòng | the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement to clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical) |
| 国际清算银行 | Guó jì Qīng suàn Yín háng | Bank for International Settlements |
| 坚壁清野 | jiān bì qīng yě | to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy |
| 大清 | Dà Qīng | the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) |
| 大清帝国 | Dà Qīng dì guó | the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911); Qing empire |
| 大清早 | dà qīng zǎo | early in the morning |
| 天清日晏 | tiān qīng rì yàn | a day of sunshine and peace (idiom) |
| 宝清 | Bǎo qīng | Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 宝清县 | Bǎo qīng xiàn | Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 廓清 | kuò qīng | to clear up; to wipe out; to eradicate |
| 弄不清 | nòng bu qīng | unable to figure out |
| 德清 | Dé qīng | Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang |
| 德清县 | Dé qīng xiàn | Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang |
| 忠清 | Zhōng qīng | Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 of South Korea |
| 忠清北道 | Zhōng qīng běi dào | North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市 |
| 忠清南道 | Zhōng qīng nán dào | South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田 |
