殺青 shā qīng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
青 qīng
HSK 5
blue, green, black; young