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“clean” in Chinese

Chinese

Also打扫 (dǎ sǎo) · 清洁 (qīng jié) · 清洗 (qīng xǐ) · 净 (jìng) · 洁净 (jié jìng)

Pronunciation

Pinyingān jìng

Example

你的衣服干净吗?nǐ de yī fú gān jìng ma

Are your clothes clean?

Illustration for 干净 (clean)

How to say “clean” in Chinese

“Clean” in Chinese is 干净 (gān jìng).

A space or object with unwanted marks, clutter, and smells cleared away, leaving a fresh, orderly impression.

Full entry for 干净: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 干净

请把碗洗干净。qǐng bǎ wǎn xǐ gān jìng

Please wash the bowl until it is clean.

Tips for using 干净

  • In a question about a noun's condition, Chinese can place this adjective after the noun phrase without adding the English verb be.

Other Chinese words for “clean”

打扫房间了吗?dá sǎo fáng jiān le ma

Have you cleaned the room?

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清洁

qīng jié

adjectiveclean

医院里要保持清洁。yī yuàn lǐ yào bǎo chí qīng jié

Hospitals need to be kept clean.

我需要清洗这口锅。wǒ xū yào qīng xǐ zhè kǒu guō

I need to clean this pot.

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净

jìng

verbclean

我把桌子擦净了。wǒ bǎ zhuō zi cā jìng le

I wiped the table clean.

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洁净

jié jìng

adjectiveclean

他把衣服洗得很洁净。tā bǎ yī fú xǐ de hěn jié jìng

He washed the clothes until they were very clean.

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