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How do you say "tidy" in Chinese?
整洁
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In Chinese, "tidy" is 整洁.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'zheng' (rising tone, like 'zheng-uh') and 'jyeh' (falling tone, like 'jyeh'), organized sounds in sequence.
Writing and usage
Two characters with 15 strokes total; first means straight or correct, second means neat or tidy, reinforcing orderliness.
Example sentence
她的书桌很整洁。
Her desk is very tidy.
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How to remember 整洁
Both characters relate to organization and order, everything in its proper place.
Related words
- bright 亮 liàng
- deep 深 shēn
- happy 幸福 xìngfú
- heavy 重 zhòng
- sixteen 十六 shí liù
- sixty-four 六十四 liù shí sì
- thirty-three 三十三 sān shí sān
- twenty-four 二十四 èr shí sì
- twenty-two 二十二 èr shí èr
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Questions about 整洁
How do you say "tidy" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "tidy" is 整洁. It is a noun.
How is 整洁 written in Chinese?
Two characters with 15 strokes total; first means straight or correct, second means neat or tidy, reinforcing orderliness.
How is 整洁 used in a sentence?
Use 整洁 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 她的书桌很整洁。 (Her desk is very tidy.).
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