清
理

To clear up in Chinese: 清理 (qīng lǐ)

qīng lǐ

to clear up

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Definitions

  1. 1to clear up
  2. 2to tidy up
  3. 3to dispose of

Stroke order

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清
理

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们把房间清理得干干净净。

    wǒ men bǎ fáng jiān qīng lǐ dé gān gān jìng jìng。

    We cleaned the room until it was spotless.

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Related words

理

lǐ

texture

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

清楚

qīng chu

clear

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

整理

zhěng lǐ

to arrange

办理

bàn lǐ

to handle

处理

chǔ lǐ

to handle

道理

dào li

reason

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