Chinese word

彻底

Pronunciation

Pinyinchè dǐ

Meaning

  • adverbthoroughly

Example

我把房间彻底打扫了。wǒ bǎ fáng jiān chè dǐ dá sǎo le

I thoroughly cleaned the room.

Illustration for 彻底 (thoroughly)

More examples

他决定彻底改变自己的生活方式。tā jué dìng chè dí gǎi biàn zì jǐ de shēng huó fāng shì

He decided to completely change his lifestyle.

Core concept

A result extends across the whole target and down to its root, leaving no remainder or trace.

Common phrases

  • 彻底改变chè dí gǎi biàn

    completely change

  • 彻底解决chè dí jiě jué

    solve completely

  • 彻底清理chè dǐ qīng lǐ

    clean up thoroughly

Similar words

完全wán quán: Shows that a state or result is fully complete and has no missing part.
全部quán bù: Shows that every part or item in a group is included, with none left out.
根本gēn běn: In a negative sentence, means that something is completely untrue or does not happen at all.

Definition in Chinese

把某事从头到尾完全完成或把某种情况完全根除，不留余地或痕迹，常作副词修饰动词。bǎ mǒu shì cóng tóu dào wěi wán quán wán chéng huò bǎ móu zhǒng qíng kuàng wán quán gēn chú bù liú yú dì huò hén jì cháng zuò fù cí xiū shì dòng cí

Word origin

The character pair 彻 (chè, "to pass through") + 底 (dǐ, "bottom") presents completion as reaching the deepest point, rather than stopping at the surface.

Usage tips

  • As an adverb, it normally stands immediately before the verb it modifies, rather than at the end of the sentence as English adverbs sometimes do.

Other meanings

  • completelyadverb

Opposites

Word lists with this word