Chinese word

净

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìng

Meaning

  • verbclean

Example

我把桌子擦净了。wǒ bǎ zhuō zi cā jìng le

I wiped the table clean.

Illustration for 净 (clean)

More examples

妈妈把碗都洗净了。mā mā bǎ wǎn dōu xǐ jìng le

Mom washed all the bowls clean.

Core concept

Brings something to a fully clean state, with no dirt or unwanted matter left behind.

Common phrases

  • 擦净cā jìng

    wipe clean

  • 洗净xǐ jìng

    wash clean

  • 净化处理jìng huà chú lǐ

    purify

Similar words

洗xǐ: Uses water or a cleaning liquid to make something free of dirt.
擦cā: Gets dirt off a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or hand.
打扫dá sǎo: Makes a room or area clean by clearing away dust, rubbish, and dirt.
清理qīng lǐ: Organizes scattered things and gets rid of unwanted items.

Definition in Chinese

使某物去除杂质或污垢，变成干净的状态；常作为动词或作为表示结果的补语出现。shǐ mǒu wù qù chú zá zhì huò wū gòu biàn chéng gān jìng de zhuàng tài cháng zuò wéi dòng cí huò zuò wéi biǎo shì jié guǒ de bú yǔ chū xiàn

Word origin

净 (jìng, "clean") is the simplified form of traditional 淨 (jìng, "clean"), a water-radical character associated with washing and cleanliness.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, 净 (jìng, "clean") often follows a cleaning verb as a result complement, while English usually expresses the completed result with a separate adjective or phrase.

Other meanings

  • spotlessadjective

Opposites

  • 弄脏nòng zāngmake dirtyverb
  • 弄污nòng wūsoilverb

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