澄清
chéngqīng
to clarify, to clear up
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 他出来澄清了这个误会。He came out to clear up the misunderstanding.
- 公司发表声明澄清传闻。The company issued a statement to clarify the rumors.
Collocations
澄清误会澄清事实澄清传闻澄清谣言
Mnemonic
澄 chéng "clear (water)" + 清 qīng "clear": to make clear, like settling water, i.e. to clarify, clear up (a misunderstanding, rumor). From "water becoming clear" to "making facts clear". Used with 误会, 传闻, 谣言. Polyphone: 澄 is chéng (澄清) but dèng (澄沙); here chéng.
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