Mandarin Word of the Day
干净
/ganJIN/ • adjective — 9th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: clean; neat; free from dirt
Examples
- 房间很干净。
(The room is very clean.) - 请把手洗干净。
(Please wash your hands clean.) - 他把桌子擦得很干净。
(He wiped the table very clean.)
Synonyms
- 清洁
- 整洁
干净 is used to describe physical cleanliness (rooms, hands, clothes) and can also mean neat or tidy. It commonly follows a verb to indicate the action is completed (e.g., 洗干净, 擦干净). You can intensify it with reduplication (干干净净). In opposite form, 不干净 often implies something is unclean or suspicious.
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