Chinese word

纯洁

Pronunciation

Pinyinchún jié

Meaning

  • adjectivepure

Example

她的笑容很纯洁。tā de xiào róng hěn chún jié

Her smile is very pure.

Illustration for 纯洁 (pure)

More examples

孩子有一颗纯洁的心。hái zi yǒu yì kē chún jié de xīn

The child has a pure heart.

Core concept

A clean, unspoiled state with no unwanted mixture, dirt, or bad intent.

Common phrases

  • 纯洁的心灵chún jié de xīn líng

    pure heart

  • 保持纯洁bǎo chí chún jié

    remain pure

  • 纯洁的爱情chún jié de ài qíng

    pure love

Similar words

纯真chún zhēn: Open and guileless, with simple feelings and no suspicion or hidden motives.
单纯dān chún: Simple and straightforward, with no complicated ideas or actions.
清纯qīng chún: Fresh, youthful, and clear in appearance or expression.
纯净chún jìng: Pure and clear, with no impurities or unwanted mixture in a substance or place.

Definition in Chinese

表示没有污点和杂质的状态，可指物体的清洁，也常用来形容心灵、感情或行为的纯净无邪。biǎo shì méi yǒu wū diǎn hé zá zhì dì zhuàng tài kě zhǐ wù tǐ de qīng jié yě cháng yòng lái xíng róng xīn líng gǎn qíng huò xíng wéi de chún jìng wú xié

Word origin

纯 (chún, "pure") + 洁 (jié, "clean") combine the ideas of being unmixed and washed clean, extending physical cleanliness to a person's feelings or conduct.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this adjective often sounds like a strong character judgment, so it fits praise of a child's open, kind feelings better than a casual comment about a washed object.

Other meanings

  • innocentadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 纯洁性chún jié xìngpuritynoun
  • 纯洁度chún jié dùdegree of puritynoun

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