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干净

gān jìng · gan jing

Traditional 乾淨

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. clean
  2. neat
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Guests are coming

  1. Dengdeng

    房间(fángjiān)干净(gānjìng)了(le)吗(ma)？客人(kèrén)马上(mǎshàng)到(dào)。

    Is the room clean? The guests will be here soon.

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)干净(gānjìng)！我(wǒ)擦(cā)了(le)地(dì)、窗户(chuānghu)和(hé)桌子(zhuōzi)。

    Clean! I wiped the floor, the windows and the table.

  3. Dengdeng

    卫生间(wèishēngjiān)呢(ne)？也(yě)干净(gānjìng)吗(ma)？

    And the bathroom? Is it clean too?

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)……我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Oh... I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)把(bǎ)门(mén)关上(guānshàng)。只要(zhǐyào)没人(méirén)看见(kànjiàn)，它(tā)就(jiù)是(shì)干净(gānjìng)的(de)！

    Quick, close the door. If nobody sees it, it is clean!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)干(gān)净(jìng)的(de)床(chuáng)单(dān)铺(pū)在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shàng)。

She put clean sheets on the bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)总(zǒng)是(shì)那(nà)么(me)整(zhěng)洁(jié)干(gān)净(jìng)。

His room is always tidy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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干
gàn

to do; to work; to manage; capable

净
jìng

clean; completely

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