Definition
干干净净 is the reduplicated form of 干净 (qīngjié/gānjìng, meaning 'clean'). The AABB pattern intensifies the meaning — it describes something as thoroughly clean or spotless. It can also be used as a complement after verbs to mean 'completely, leaving nothing behind' (e.g., 吃得干干净净 'eat everything up'). In spoken Chinese, the tone on the second 干 is often slightly reduced, but standard pinyin writes it as gān gān jìng jìng.
r.f.
very cleanspotlessspick-and-span(as a verb complement) completelyto the last bit
Examples
- 干干净净。Fángjiān dǎsǎo de gān.The room was cleaned spotlessly.
- 干干净净。Tā bǎ fàn quán chī de gān.He ate all the food completely.
- 干干净净,。Tā chuān de gān de, kàn qǐlái hěn jīngshen.She was dressed very neatly and looked energetic.
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