Definition
洁癖 literally means 'cleanliness addiction'. It describes someone who is extremely particular about cleanliness, often to the point of being a 'neat freak'. While the English gloss 'morbid preoccupation' sounds clinical, in everyday Chinese it's used more casually to describe someone who can't stand mess or dirt.
n.
obsession with cleanlinessbeing a neat freak
Examples
- 洁癖，。Tā yǒu jié pǐ, měitiān dōu yào cā sān biàn dìbǎn.He has a cleanliness obsession and has to mop the floor three times a day.
- 洁癖。Tā de jié pǐ yánzhòng dào lián biérén pèng guò de bēizi dōu yào xiāodú.Her cleanliness obsession is so severe that she even sterilizes cups that others have touched.
- ，洁癖。Bié jièyì, tā zhǐshì yǒudiǎn jié pǐ éryǐ.Don't mind him, he's just a bit of a neat freak.
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