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How do you say "cleaner" in Chinese?
清洁剂
qīng jié jì
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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