# 澄清 (chéngqīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 澄清 (chéngqīng) means “to clarify; to clear up”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to clarify; to clear up
- Pinyin: chéngqīng (cheng2 qing1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: dèngqīng — to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)

## Examples

- 公司发表声明澄清了事实。
  Gōngsī fābiǎo shēngmíng chéngqīngle shìshí.
  The company issued a statement to clarify the facts.

## Characters

- 澄 (chéng): clear; limpid
- [清](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-clear-clean/) (qīng): clear; clean

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-qing-clarify/

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