杀青 shā qīng

to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28797th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
  2. 2. to finalize
  3. 3. to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)

Characters

Character Meaning
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
青 qīng HSK 5
green; blue; young (of people)