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title: "Qingdan Meaning: 清单 (list) or 清淡 (light)?"
description: "清单 (traditional 清單, qīngdān) means “list; inventory; checklist”. Not the qingdan you heard? See 清淡. Hear its tones, see what 清 and 单 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingdan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 清单 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

清单 qīngdān

## list; inventory; checklist

## Its characters

1. 清 qīng clear
2. 单 dān list

## In a sentence

出门前我列了一张购物清单。 I made a shopping list before going out.

[More about 清单](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B8%85%E5%8D%95)

## Other words said qingdan

- [清淡qīngdànlight (food)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B8%85%E6%B7%A1)

## More words with 清 or 单

- [菜单 càidān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caidan)
- [澄清 chéngqīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengqing)
- [床单 chuángdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangdan)
- [单纯 dānchún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danchun)
- [单独 dāndú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dandu)
- [单价 dānjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danjia)
- [单身 dānshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshen)
- [单位 dānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danwei)
- [单一 dānyī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danyi)
- [单元 dānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danyuan)

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