一干二净 (yī gān èr jìng) — thoroughly; completely; very clean; spotless
Definition
A vivid idiom meaning 'completely, thoroughly' — used as a result complement (忘得一干二净, 擦得一干二净) to stress a clean, total state. 彻底 is the plain adjective 'thorough'; 一干二净 is more colorful and emphatic.
phrase
thoroughlycompletelyvery cleanspotless
Examples
- 一干二净。Tā bǎ bīng xiāng lǐ de dōng xī quán chī le gè yī gān èr jìng.He ate up everything in the fridge.
- 一干二净。Zuó wǎn de shì wǒ wàng dé yī gān èr jìng.I completely forgot about what happened last night.
- 一干二净。Mā ma bǎ chú fáng cā dé yī gān èr jìng.Mom wiped the kitchen spotlessly clean.
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