chéngbì

澄碧

Word · Adjective

clear and jade-green; limpid

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

clear and jade-green; limpid

literary

A literary term used primarily to describe exceptionally clear and deep green-blue water, like that of a pristine lake or sea. It evokes a sense of purity and beauty.

Hú湖
shuǐ水
chéng澄
bì碧
 ,
xiàng像
yī一
kuài块
jù巨
dà大
de的
fěi翡
cuì翠
 。

The lake water was clear and jade-green, like a huge piece of jadeite.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
 ,
tiān天
kōng空
rú如
xǐ洗
 ,
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
hǎi海
shuǐ水
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
chéng澄
bì碧
 。

After the rain, the sky was washed clean, and the seawater in the distance looked exceptionally clear and green.

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Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
níng凝
shì视
nà那
chéng澄
bì碧
de的
chí池
shuǐ水
 ,
gǎn感
jué觉
xīn心
líng灵
dōu都
dé得
dào到
le了
jìng净
huà化
 。

He liked to gaze at the limpid pool water, feeling as if his soul had been purified.