Word

一干二净 (yì gān èr jìng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 一干二净

形 xíng adjective

completely clean, spotless

他把房间打扫得一干二净。

tā bǎ fáng jiān dǎ sǎo de yì gān èr jìng

He cleaned the room until it was spotlessly clean.

Word breakdown

一 yī / yì — one, completely

Contextual pronunciation: yì

干 gān — dry, thorough

二 èr — two, doubly

1 二手 èr shǒu — secondhand HSK 5
- 二 second (ordinal)
- 手 hand (indicating previous ownership)
Example

我买了一辆二手车。

wǒ mǎi le yī liàng èr shǒu chē

I bought a secondhand car.
2 二维码 èr wéi mǎ — QR code HSK 5
- 二 two (indicating two-dimensional)
- 维 dimension
- 码 code
Example

请扫描这个二维码付款。

qǐng sǎo miáo zhè ge èr wéi mǎ fù kuǎn

Please scan this QR code to make payment.
3 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn — carbon dioxide HSK 6
- 二 two, di- (prefix indicating two atoms)
- 氧 oxygen (element)
- 化 -ide (suffix for chemical compounds)
- 碳 carbon (element)
Example

植物通过光合作用吸收二氧化碳。

zhí wù tōng guò guāng hé zuò yòng xī shōu èr yǎng huà tàn

Plants absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.
4 接二连三 jiē èr lián sān — one after another HSK 7
- 接 connect, join
- 二 two (beginning of sequence)
- 连 link, connect continuously
- 三 three (continuation of sequence)
Example

最近公司接二连三地出现问题。

zuì jìn gōng sī jiē èr lián sān de chū xiàn wèn tí

Recently, the company has had problems one after another.
5 数一数二 shǔ yī shǔ èr — one of the best; among the top HSK 7
- 数 to count; indicates the act of ranking or enumerating
- 一 one; represents first place or top position
- 数 to count (repeated); continues the enumeration process
- 二 two; represents second place, completing the top tier
Example

这家餐厅在城里数一数二。

zhè jiā cān tīng zài chéng lǐ shǔ yī shǔ èr

This restaurant is one of the best in the city.

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6 独一无二 dú yī wú èr — unique HSK 7
- 独 alone, sole
- 一 one
- 无 without, no
- 二 two, second
Example

每个人都是独一无二的。

měi gè rén dōu shì dú yī wú èr de

Every person is unique.

净 jìng — clean, pure

1 干净 gān jìng — clean HSK 3
- 干 dry (contributes to the meaning of clean/spotless)
- 净 clean, pure (core meaning component)
Example

这个房间很干净。

zhè ge fáng jiān hěn gān jìng

This room is very clean.
2 净化 jìng huà — to purify, to cleanse HSK 7
- 净 clean, pure (provides the meaning of cleanliness/purity)
- 化 to transform, -ify (creates the verbal action of making pure)
Example

植物能够净化室内空气。

zhí wù néng gòu jìng huà shì nèi kōng qì

Plants can purify indoor air.
3 洁净 jié jìng — clean HSK 7
- 洁 clean, pure
- 净 clean, pure (reinforcing)
Example

她喜欢洁净的环境。

tā xǐ huan jié jìng de huán jìng

She likes a clean environment.

Structure & writing

1 一 yī / yì — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)

一 is a component in 58 characters

HSK 1