洁癖

潔癖
jiépǐ
noun #20,494

Meanings

  1. 1 obsessive cleanliness
  2. 2 mysophobia
  3. 3 germophobia
  4. 4 extreme fastidiousness about cleanliness

Examples

Tā yǒu jiépǐ, jiā lǐ rènhé dìfang dōu yào yīchénbùrǎn.
She has a cleanliness obsession — every corner of her home must be spotless.
Tā de jiépǐ hěn yánzhòng, chūmén bìxū dài shǒutào.
His mysophobia is severe — he must wear gloves whenever he goes out.

Tips

usage
洁癖 literally means 'cleanliness addiction/fixation'. It ranges from a personality quirk (very neat) to a clinical condition resembling OCD or mysophobia. In casual speech it is often used with humor: 有点洁癖 (He's a bit of a neat freak). 精神洁癖 extends the term to describe a person who is morally fastidious.

Stroke Order

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