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How do you say "clean" in Chinese?
干净
gānjìng
In Chinese, "clean" is 干净.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'gan' (rising tone) and 'jing' (falling tone), the sounds contrast with different pitch movements.
Writing and usage
Two characters with 10 strokes total; first one relates to dryness or bareness (clean of dirt), second one involves brightness or clarity.
Example sentence
房间很干净。
The room is clean.
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How to remember 干净
Think of clean as both dry and clear, free of unwanted particles and stains.
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- rich 富 fù
- seventy-seven 七十七 qī shí qī
- sixty-eight 六十八 liù shí bā
- twenty-seven 二十七 èr shí qī
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Questions about 干净
How do you say "clean" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "clean" is 干净. It is a noun.
How is 干净 written in Chinese?
Two characters with 10 strokes total; first one relates to dryness or bareness (clean of dirt), second one involves brightness or clarity.
How is 干净 used in a sentence?
Use 干净 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 房间很干净。 (The room is clean.).
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