Meaning of 干净
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- clean
- neat
How to use 干净
干净 describes things that are clean or tidy, like rooms, clothes, hands or water. It can also go after a verb to mean "completely," as in 吃干净 (eat it all up). Example: 你的房间很干净。 (Nǐ de fángjiān hěn gānjìng.) Your room is very clean.
干 (gān) means dry and 净 (jìng) means clean, so something that is dry and clean is 干净. Picture a freshly washed shirt, finally dry and spotless.
Common mistake: Learners often read 干 here as gàn, the fourth tone used in 干活儿 (gànhuór) and 干什么 (gàn shénme). In 干净 it is first tone gān, the same as in 干杯 (gānbēi).
干净 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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干 gān · dry · 3 strokes
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净 jìng · clean · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 干净.
| 干什么 | gàn shénme | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 干杯 | gānbēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast) |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 干吗 | gànmá | variant of 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] |
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable; competent |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
| 饼干 | bǐnggān | biscuit; cracker; cookie |
| 干脆 | gāncuì | candid; direct and to the point |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere |
| 干预 | gānyù | to meddle; to intervene |
| 干涉 | gānshè | to interfere; to meddle |
| 净化 | jìnghuà | to purify |
Questions about 干净
What does 干净 mean?
干净 (gānjìng) means "clean; neat" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 干净?
干净 is made of 2 characters: 干 (3 strokes), 净 (8 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 干净 an HSK word?
Yes. 干净 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 干净 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 干净 is written 乾淨.
Is the second syllable of 干净 pronounced with a full tone?
The dictionary form is gānjìng with a fourth tone on 净. In casual northern speech you may hear it said lightly as gānjing, but the full tone is always correct.
How do I say something is not clean?
Say 不干净 (bù gānjìng), for example 这个杯子不干净 (zhège bēizi bù gānjìng), this cup is not clean. For something very dirty you can also use 脏 (zāng).