# 清醒 (qīngxǐng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 清醒 (qīngxǐng) means “clear-headed; sober”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: clear-headed; sober
- Pinyin: qīngxǐng (qing1 xing3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 喝了咖啡我很清醒。
  Hēle kāfēi wǒ hěn qīngxǐng.
  My mind is very clear after a cup of coffee.

## Characters

- [清](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-clear-clean/) (qīng): clear; clean
- [醒](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-wake-up/) (xǐng): to wake up; to become aware

https://hanziro.com/word/qing-xing-clear-headed/

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