Word: 清 (qīng)

两种颜色相近，我分不清。

Liǎng zhǒng yánsè xiāngjìn, wǒ fēn bù qīng.

The two colors are so similar that I can't tell them apart.

他好像对此全不知清。

Tā hǎoxiàng duì cǐ quán bùzhī qīng.

He seems like he doesn't understand this at all.

他清了清喉咙。

Tā qīng le qīng hóulóng.

He cleared his throat.

他的嫌疑还没有洗清。

Tā de xiányí hái méiyǒu xǐ qīng.

The suspicion against him hasn't been cleared yet.

他连好歹都分不清。

Tā lián hǎodǎi dōu fēn bù qīng.

He can't even tell good from bad.

哑巴打官司,有理讲不清

yǎba dǎguānsi,yǒulǐ jiǎng bù qīng

a mute going to court: in the right but unable to explain

官风正，民风清

guān fēng zhèng, mínfēng qīng

when officials' conduct is upright, the people's conduct is clean

山涧里的水清得能看到底。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kàn dàodǐ.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see the bottom.

山涧里的水清得能看见小鱼。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn xiǎoyú.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see little fish.

山脚下有一眼泉，水很清。

Shān jiǎoxià yǒu yìyǎn quán, shuǐ hěn qīng.

There's a spring at the foot of the mountain, and the water is very clear.

山里的流水清得能看见鱼。

Shān lǐ de liúshuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn yú.

The running water in the mountains is so clear you can see the fish.

庙里的泥胎，分不清是哪路神

miào lǐ de nítāi, fēn bù qīng shì nǎ lù shén

the clay idol in a temple: can't tell which god it is

我分不清他和他的弟弟。

Wǒ fēn bù qīng tā hé tā de dìdi.

I can't distinguish him from his brother.

我在森林里分不清方位了。

Wǒ zài sēnlín lǐ fēn bù qīng fāngwèi le.

I can't tell which direction is which in the forest.

我记不清奶奶的脸。

Wǒ jì bù qīng nǎinai de liǎn.

I don't remember my grandmother's face accurately.

我还搞不清。

Wǒ hái gǎo bù qīng.

I'm still confused.

手心的皱纹，清清楚楚

shǒuxīn de zhòuwén, qīng qīngchǔ chǔ

the lines in the palm of one's hand: perfectly clear

拿着磨盘当月亮，认不清高低轻重

názhe mòpán dàng yuèliang, rèn bù qīng gāodī qīngzhòng

taking a millstone for the moon: can't tell high from low, light from heavy

教师爷不打把势，谁也摸不清谁的底

jiàoshīyé bù dǎbǎshi, shéi yě mō bù qīng shéi de dǐ

when the martial arts master doesn't do a demonstration, no one can tell what the others are really capable of

染缸里落白布，再也洗不清

rǎngāng lǐ luò báibù, zàiyě xǐ bù qīng

white cloth dropped into a dye vat: can never be washed clean

水清无大鱼

shuǐ qīng wú dà yú

where the water is clear there are no big fish

水清石自见

shuǐ qīng shí zì xiàn

when the water is clear, the stones show themselves

河里鱼多水不清，山里石多路不平

hé li yú duō shuǐ bù qīng, shān li shí duō lù bùpíng

many fish in a river and the water is not clear; many stones in the hills and the path is not level

法正天心顺,官清民自安

fǎ zhèng tiānxīn shùn,guān qīng mín zì ān

when the law is just, heaven is content; when officials are clean, people are at peace

白布落在染缸里，洗不清

báibù luò zài rǎngāng li, xǐ bù qīng

white cloth dropped into the dye vat: can't be washed clean

白纸黑字，清清楚楚

báizhǐhēizì, qīng qīngchǔ chǔ

white paper, black characters: perfectly clear

真理越辩越明，道理越讲越清

zhēnlǐ yuè biàn yuè míng, dàoli yuè jiǎng yuè qīng

truth gets clearer the more it is debated, reason gets clearer the more it is explained

谁能说清不同点？

Shéi néng shuō qīng bùtóng diǎn?

Who can tell the difference?

镜越磨越亮，泉越汲越清

jìng yuè mó yuè liàng, quán yuè jí yuè qīng

the more a mirror is polished the brighter, the more a spring is drawn the clearer

黄河水,难清

Huáng Hé shuǐ,nán qīng

Yellow River water: hard to get clear (to invite)

鼓槌对锣槌，分不清声高声低

gǔchuí duì luóchuí, fēn bù qīng shēng gāoshēng dī

a drumstick against a gong mallet: can't tell which sound is higher or lower