How to say “clean” in Chinese
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“Clean” in Chinese is 干净, gān jìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
干净 is read gān jìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.
On the left, 冫 “ice”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “干净”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 干净. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把房间打扫干净了tābǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleHe cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 我把房间打扫干净了wǒbǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleI cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 这条街道又干净又安静zhètiáojiēdàoyòugānjìngyòuānjìngThis street is both clean and quiet.
- 这家旅馆既干净又便宜。zhèjiālǚguǎnjìgānjìngyòupiányiThis hotel is both clean and inexpensive.
- 请给我一条干净的毛巾qǐnggěiwǒyìtiáogānjìngdemáojīnPlease give me a clean towel.
- 房间虽小，但很干净。fángjiānsuīxiǎo,dànhěngānjìngAlthough the room is small, it's very clean.
More words from the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clean” in Chinese?
“Clean” in Chinese is 干净, pinyin gānjìng.
What does 干净 mean?
干净 (gānjìng) means “clean”.
How do you write 干净?
干净 is 2 characters: 干 (gān) — dry; do; 净 (jìng) — clean. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 干净?
干净 is read gānjìng. Tones: gān — first tone, jìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“clean” in the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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