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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

空地

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōngdì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clearing/ˈklɪər.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"徒步旅行者在森林中发现了一个美丽的空地。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An area of land that has been cleared of trees and underbrush.

    "The hikers found a beautiful clearing in the forest where they could set up camp."
  2. 2

    The process of settling financial transactions or the act of making something clear.

    "The clearing of the stock trades took longer than expected due to technical issues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English verb 'clærian' combined with the nominalizing suffix '-ing', originating from Proto-Germanic roots denoting brightness or freeness from obstruction. Historically evolving in Middle English to describe both the physical act of making land free of trees and the resulting open space within a forest.

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