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纯净 (chún jìng) — pure, clean (free from impurities or contamination)

Definition

Means 'pure and clean', emphasizing freedom from dirt, pollution, or contamination (water, air, sounds). Often used for sensory or natural contexts; for moral/spiritual purity 纯洁 is more common.

adjective
pureclean (free from impurities or contamination)

Examples

  • 纯净。
    Zhè píng shuǐ de kǒu gǎn fēi cháng chún jìng.
    This bottle of water tastes very pure.
  • 纯净，。
    Shān lǐ de kōng qì hěn chún jìng, ràng rén gǎn jué hěn shū fu.
    The air in the mountains is very clean, making people feel comfortable.
  • 纯净。
    Tā men de gǎn qíng chún jìng dé xiàng xuě yí yàng.
    Their relationship is as pure as snow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纯chúnpure
净jìngclean

“纯” means pure, and “净” means clean; together they mean pure and clean.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
屯
屯tún純chún
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

Open 纯 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 净 →
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