Usage note
清楚用来表示某事明白或理解得很清楚。
qīng chǔ yòng lái bǎo shí mǒu shì míng bái huò dǐng rěn de qīng chu.
清楚 is used to indicate that something is understood or known clearly.
Context note
清楚常用于日常对话中，比如询问某事是否明白或理解。
qīng chǔ cháng yòng yú rì cháng huà huà zhōng , bǐ 如 问 xún sù mǒu shì shì fǒu míng bái huò dǐng rěn de qīng chu.
清楚 is commonly used in daily conversations, such as asking if something is understood or comprehended.
5 examples
你听清楚了吗？
nǐ tīng qīng chǔ le ma？
Did you hear clearly?
他讲得很清楚。
tā jiǎng dé hěn qīng chǔ。
He explained it very clearly.
我看得清清楚楚。
wǒ kàn dé qīng qīng chǔ chǔ。
I can see it clearly.
你把话说清楚点。
nǐ bǎ huà shuō qīng chǔ diǎn。
Speak more clearly, please.
事情很清楚了。
shì qíng hěn qīng chǔ le。
The situation is very clear now.
5 mini stories
妈妈问小明：你今天听清楚了吗？小明说：我听得很清楚。
mā mā wèn xiǎo míng： nǐ jīn tiān tīng qīng chǔ le ma？ xiǎo míng shuō： wǒ tīng dé hěn qīng chǔ。
Mom asked Xiaoming: Did you hear clearly today? Xiaoming said: I heard it very clearly.
老师讲题时，同学们都听得清清楚楚的。
lǎo shī jiǎng tí shí， tóng xué men dōu tīng dé qīng qīng chǔ chǔ de。
When the teacher explained the problem, all the students could hear it clearly.
爸爸说：这件事情很清楚了。我们不需要再讨论了。
bà ba shuō： zhè jiàn shì qíng hěn qīng chǔ le。 wǒ men bù xū yào zài tǎo lùn le。
Dad said: This matter is very clear now. We don't need to discuss it anymore.
小红问小明：你把话说清楚点，我听不懂。
xiǎo hóng wèn xiǎo míng： nǐ bǎ huà shuō qīng chǔ diǎn， wǒ tīng bù dǒng。
Xiaohong asked Xiaoming: Speak more clearly, I can't understand you.
老师表扬了小华，因为他讲得很清楚。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le xiǎo huá， yīn wèi tā jiǎng dé hěn qīng chǔ。
The teacher praised Xiaohua because he explained it very clearly.
Mini dialogue
听不清楚
A
老师，我听不清楚，您能再说一遍吗？
Lǎoshī, wǒ tīng bù qīngchǔ, nín néng zài shuō yī biàn ma?
Teacher, I can't hear clearly. Could you say it again?
B
好的，现在清楚了吗？
Hǎo de, xiànzài qīngchǔ le ma?
Okay, is it clear now?
看清楚了
A
你戴了眼镜，现在看得清楚吗？
Nǐ dài le yǎnjìng, xiànzài kàn de qīngchǔ ma?
You're wearing glasses. Can you see clearly now?
B
很清楚，黑板上的字我都看清楚了。
Hěn qīngchǔ, hēibǎn shàng de zì wǒ dōu kàn qīngchǔ le.
Very clear. I can see all the words on the blackboard clearly.
Related words and contrasts
similar
明白
míng bai
understand
Means to understand clearly, often used for ideas.
opposite
模糊
mó hu
blurry
Not clear; hard to see or understand.