洁净

潔淨

jiéjìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #18,194

Meanings

1 clean; spotless
2 pure; uncontaminated

Characters

clean; net; pure

Examples

手术室必须保持洁净。

Shǒushùshì bìxū bǎochí jiéjìng.

The operating room must be kept spotless.

这里的空气非常洁净。

Zhèlǐ de kōngqì fēicháng jiéjìng.

The air here is very clean.

Tips

usage

洁净 is more formal and thorough than 干净. It implies sterile-level cleanliness, often used in technical or scientific contexts: 洁净室 (cleanroom), 洁净水 (purified water).

Stroke Order

洁 jié

净 jìng