Usage note
“青”可以表示绿色或蓝色，比如青草是绿色，青天是蓝色。
“Qīng” kě yǐ biǎo shì lǜ sè huò lán sè, bǐ rú qīng cǎo shì lǜ sè, qīng tiān shì lán sè.
"Qing" can mean green or blue, such as green grass or blue sky.
Context note
在自然中，我们经常看到青色的东西，比如青色的树叶和青色的天空。
Zài zì rán zhōng, wǒ men jīng cháng kàn dào qīng sè de dōng xi, bǐ rú qīng sè de shù yè hé qīng sè de tiān kōng.
In nature, we often see things that are qing-colored, such as green leaves and blue sky.
5 examples
春天的草地是青色的。
chūn tiān de cǎo dì shì qīng sè de。
The spring grass is green.
青色的天空很美丽。
qīng sè de tiān kōng hěn měi lì。
The blue sky is very beautiful.
我喜欢青色的衣服。
wǒ xǐ huan qīng sè de yī fu。
I like green/blue clothes.
小青虫在青叶上爬。
xiǎo qīng chóng zài qīng yè shàng pá。
The little green caterpillar crawls on the green leaf.
青色的苹果还没熟。
qīng sè de píng guǒ hái méi shú。
The green apple is not ripe yet.
5 mini stories
小兔子看到青色的草地很开心。它在草地上跳来跳去。
xiǎo tù zi kàn dào qīng sè de cǎo dì hěn kāi xīn。 tā zài cǎo dì shàng tiào lái tiào qù。
The little rabbit sees the green grass and is very happy. It jumps around on the grass.
小青鸟在青色的天空飞翔。它唱了一首好听的歌。
xiǎo qīng niǎo zài qīng sè de tiān kōng fēi xiáng。 tā chàng le yì shǒu hǎo tīng de gē。
The little blue bird flies in the blue sky. It sang a beautiful song.
小朋友画了一幅青色的画。画里有青山和青水。
xiǎo péng yǒu huà le yì fú qīng sè de huà。 huà lǐ yǒu qīng shān hé qīng shuǐ。
The child drew a green/blue picture. The picture has green mountains and blue water.
小青鱼在青色的池塘里游。它找到了很多朋友。
xiǎo qīng yú zài qīng sè de chí táng lǐ yóu。 tā zhǎo dào le hěn duō péng yǒu。
The little green fish swims in the green pond. It found many friends.
妈妈给我买了一个青色的书包。我很喜欢它。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yí gè qīng sè de shū bāo。 wǒ hěn xǐ huan tā。
Mom bought me a green/blue backpack. I like it very much.
Mini dialogue
天空颜色
A
你看，天空真青。
Nǐ kàn, tiānkōng zhēn qīng.
Look, the sky is so blue.
B
是啊，青得像大海一样。
Shì a, qīng de xiàng dàhǎi yíyàng.
Yes, as blue as the sea.
苹果颜色
A
这个苹果是青的，还没熟。
Zhège píngguǒ shì qīng de, hái méi shú.
This apple is green, not ripe yet.
B
青苹果有点酸，但很好吃。
Qīng píngguǒ yǒudiǎn suān, dàn hěn hǎochī.
Green apples are a bit sour, but very tasty.
Related words and contrasts
related
绿
lǜ
green
青 can mean green, but 绿 is the standard green.
related
蓝
lán
blue
青 can also mean blue, but 蓝 is the standard blue.