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清洁工

qīng jié gōng · qing jie gong

Traditional 清潔工

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cleaner
  2. janitor
  3. garbage collector
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The early cleaner

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那位(nàwèi)清洁工(qīngjiégōng)每天(měitiān)五点(wǔdiǎn)就(jiù)来(lái)。

    Look, that cleaner comes at five every day.

  2. Liangliang

    五点(wǔdiǎn)？天(tiān)还(hái)没(méi)亮(liàng)呢(ne)。

    Five? It isn't even light yet.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)的(de)路(lù)才(cái)这么(zhème)干净(gānjìng)。

    Yes, so our street is this clean.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)应该(yīnggāi)对(duì)清洁工(qīngjiégōng)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)。

    We should say thank you to the cleaner.

  5. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)清洁工(qīngjiégōng)送(sòng)一杯(yībēi)热茶(rèchá)吧(ba)。

    Tomorrow morning let's bring the cleaner a cup of hot tea.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，不过(bùguò)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)五点(wǔdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Good idea, but we'd have to get up at five.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

清(qīng)洁(jié)工(gōng)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)都(dōu)会(huì)来(lái)打(dǎ)扫(sǎo)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)。

The cleaner comes to clean the office every morning.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)清(qīng)洁(jié)工(gōng)把(bǎ)街(jiē)道(dào)扫(sǎo)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)干(gān)净(jìng)。

That cleaner swept the street very clean.

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