清算

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
trad. (清算)		清	算
simp. #(清算)		清	算

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngsuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ syun³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-soàn / chheng-sǹg / chheng-sùiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngsuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-suan⁴
    • Yale: chīng-swàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingsuann
    • Palladius: цинсуань (cinsuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ syun³
    • Yale: chīng syun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ syn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ xun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ syːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-soàn
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-suàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsoaxn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suan²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ suan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suan¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-sǹg
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-sǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsngx
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sŋ̍⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-sùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-suìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsvuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suĩ²¹/

Verb

清算

1. (accounting) to clear (accounts); to settle; to liquidate
2. to expose and criticize; to reckon

Synonyms

• (to clear): 清理 (qīnglǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	算
せい Grade: 4	さん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
淸算 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːsã̠ɴ]

Noun

清(せい)算(さん) • (seisan) 

1. settlement of accounts

Verb

清(せい)算(さん)する • (seisan suru) transitive suru (stem 清(せい)算(さん)し (seisan shi), past 清(せい)算(さん)した (seisan shita))

1. wind up, liquidate, square, cash out

Conjugation

Conjugation of "清算する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	清算し	せいさんし	seisan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	清算し	せいさんし	seisan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	清算する	せいさんする	seisan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	清算する	せいさんする	seisan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	清算すれ	せいさんすれ	seisan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	清算せよ¹ 清算しろ²	せいさんせよ¹ せいさんしろ²	seisan seyo¹ seisan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	清算される	せいさんされる	seisan sareru
Causative	清算させる 清算さす	せいさんさせる せいさんさす	seisan saseru seisan sasu
Potential	清算できる	せいさんできる	seisan dekiru
Volitional	清算しよう	せいさんしよう	seisan shiyō
Negative	清算しない	せいさんしない	seisan shinai
Negative continuative	清算せず	せいさんせず	seisan sezu
Formal	清算します	せいさんします	seisan shimasu
Perfective	清算した	せいさんした	seisan shita
Conjunctive	清算して	せいさんして	seisan shite
Hypothetical conditional	清算すれば	せいさんすれば	seisan sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
清	算

Verb

清算

1. chữ Hán form of thanh toán (“to liquidate; to settle; to check out”).