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How do you say "cleaner" in Chinese?

清洁剂

qīng jié jì

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "cleaner" is 清洁剂 (qīng jié jì).

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Pronunciation

Read it out as "qīng jié jì", "qīng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "jié" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "jì" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4).

Writing and usage

清洁剂 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

清洁工扫了办公室的地板。

qīng jié gōng sǎo le bàn gōng shì de dì bǎn 。

The cleaner swept the office floor.

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How to remember 清洁剂

Link the sound of "qīng jié jì" to something in English that it faintly echoes, then picture that image next to "清洁剂" (qīng jié jì).

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Questions about 清洁剂

How do you pronounce 清洁剂?

Read it out as "qīng jié jì", "qīng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "jié" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "jì" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4).

Is 清洁剂 formal or casual?

清洁剂 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 清洁剂 used in Chinese?

清洁剂 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 清洁工扫了办公室的地板。 (The cleaner swept the office floor.).

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