qing

«qing» in Mova's school dictionary: The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Qing — a Chinese dynasty, a name); Mandarin pinyin syllable (qīng, qíng, qǐng, qìng); not an English word

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic. tree →

2) (Mandarin, pinyin) «Qing» is a Mandarin syllable whose meaning depends on its tone: «qǐng» = please or to invite, «qīng» = clear or light, «qíng» = feeling or sunny (weather). In pinyin, «q» sounds like English «ch», so «qing» sounds like «ching». It is not an English word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons the Qing dynasty is the time of China's last emperors, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Opium Wars with Britain and the Boxer Rebellion; the last emperor, Puyi, became emperor as a small child. In Mandarin lessons, «qǐng» (please) is a polite word: «qǐng zuò» = please sit down, «qǐng wèn» = may I ask. «Qingming» is a festival when families sweep their ancestors' graves. Phrases: «the Qing dynasty», «qǐng wèn», «Qingming Festival».

examples

• The Qing dynasty was the last royal dynasty of China. tree →
• Qing emperors lived in the Forbidden City. tree →
• The last Qing emperor was only a little boy when he took the throne. tree →
• In Mandarin, «qǐng» means «please». tree →
• «Qǐng wèn» means «excuse me, may I ask?» tree →
• In pinyin, «q» sounds like «ch», so «Qing» sounds like «Ching». tree →
• Families sweep graves at the Qingming Festival. tree →

note

Capital Q for the dynasty: «the Qing dynasty» (older spelling «Ch'ing»). In pinyin, tone marks change the meaning, and the q is never followed by a u as in English. Not an English word.

In the corpora

• The last imperial dynasty, the Qing, ruled from 1644 to 1912.
• Mei says the Qing were Chinese like all the others; the teacher says «foreign rulers».
• Historians add that the Qing court was in fact curious about Western things but refused Britain's terms.
• In the war of 1894–1895 Japan, which had modernised fast, defeated Qing China and took Taiwan.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «qing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.