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一清二楚

yīqīngèrchǔ
idiom #9,283

Meanings

  1. 1 crystal clear; perfectly clear
  2. 2 to understand thoroughly

Examples

这件事我一清二楚。
Zhè jiàn shì wǒ yīqīngèrchǔ.
I know this matter crystal clear.
他把事情解释得一清二楚。
Tā bǎ shìqing jiěshì de yīqīngèrchǔ.
He explained things perfectly clearly.
我对他的底细一清二楚。
Wǒ duì tā de dǐxì yīqīngèrchǔ.
I know his background inside and out.

Tips

grammar
Used as a predicate or complement. Common patterns: 对…一清二楚 (know something clearly), V得一清二楚 (did something so it became clear).
memory
一 (one level of) 清 (clear) + 二 (two levels of) 楚 (distinct) — doubly clear and distinct. The numbers 一 and 二 intensify each other.

Stroke Order

一 yī
清 qīng
二 èr
楚 chǔ