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彻底

chè dǐ · che di

Traditional 徹底

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. thorough
  2. thoroughly
  3. complete
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A thorough clean

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我要(wǒyào)彻底(chèdǐ)打扫(dǎsǎo)房间(fángjiān)。

    Today I will clean the room thoroughly.

  2. Dengdeng

    彻底(chèdǐ)打扫(dǎsǎo)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)上周(shàngzhōu)才(cái)打扫过(dǎsǎoguò)吗(ma)？

    Thoroughly? Didn't you just clean last week?

  3. Liangliang

    上周(shàngzhōu)只是(zhǐshì)随便(suíbiàn)扫了一下(sǎoleyīxià)，今天(jīntiān)要(yào)彻底(chèdǐ)打扫(dǎsǎo)。

    Last week I only swept a bit. Today I will clean thoroughly.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)。床(chuáng)底下(dǐxia)也要(yěyào)打扫(dǎsǎo)吗(ma)？

    Then I will help. Do we also clean under the bed?

  5. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)！……哇(wa)，这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)一本(yīběn)我(wǒ)找了(zhǎole)三个月(sāngèyuè)的(de)书(shū)！

    Of course! ...Wow, here is a book I have been looking for for three months!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)被(bèi)我(wǒ)的(de)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)问(wèn)题(tí)彻(chè)底(dǐ)吓(xià)到(dào)了(le)。

My dad was completely shocked by my silly question.

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02

打(dǎ)扫(sǎo)之(zhī)后(hòu)，厨(chú)房(fáng)变(biàn)得(de)彻(chè)底(dǐ)干(gān)净(jìng)了(le)。

After cleaning, the kitchen became thoroughly clean.

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彻
chè

thorough; penetrating

底
dǐ

background; bottom

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