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Thoroughly (idiom) in Chinese: 一干二净 (yī gān èr jìng)

yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一乾二淨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2completely
  3. 3one and all
  4. 4very clean

Stroke order

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干
二
净

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄍㄢ

gān

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄦˋ

èr

ㄦ/ erˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄥˋ

jìng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

一干二净

Simplified

一乾二淨

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一干二净 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他把桌上的饭菜吃得一干二净。

    tā bǎ zhuō shàng de fàn cài chī dé yì gān èr jìng。

    He ate the food on the table completely clean.

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Related words

二

èr

two

一

yī

one

干

gān

dry

净

jìng

clean

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

干净

gān jìng

clean

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

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