清 醒

qīngxǐng

adjectiveverbHSK 4

“Clear-headed” in Chinese is 清醒 (qīngxǐng).

Meaning

clear-headed
sober
awake

Example

我很清醒。

I'm sober.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qīngHSK 211 strokesQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)xǐngHSK 416 strokesto wake up

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Not to be confused with: 庆幸 (qìngxìng, to rejoice; to be glad) · 情形 (qíngxing, circumstances; situation; state of affairs) · 轻型 (qīngxíng, light (machinery, aircraft etc))