一尘不染 (yī chén bù rǎn) — spotless, extremely clean (of a place); incorruptible, morally pure (of a person)

Definition

Literally 'not a speck of dust': a set idiom used either for a spotlessly clean place or, figuratively, for a morally pure, incorruptible person.

idiom
spotlessextremely clean (of a place)incorruptiblemorally pure (of a person)

Examples

  • 一尘不染
    Tā bǎ chú fáng cā dé yī chén bù rǎn, xiàng xīn de yí yàng.
    She wiped the kitchen spotless, like new.
  • 一尘不染
    Zhè wèi guān yuán yì shēng yī chén bù rǎn, shēn shòu rén mín ài dài.
    This official was incorruptible all his life and deeply loved by the people.
  • 一尘不染
    Tā de bàn gōng shì suī rán bú dà, dàn yī chén bù rǎn.
    His office is small but spotless.

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