干干净净

乾乾淨淨
gāngānjìngjìng
adjective #15,333

Meanings

  1. 1 thoroughly clean
  2. 2 spotless
  3. 3 completely clean

Examples

Tā bǎ fángjiān dǎsǎo de gāngānjìngjìng.
She cleaned the room spotlessly.
Háizimen xǐ de gāngānjìngjìng cái néng shàngchuáng shuìjiào.
The children have to wash themselves thoroughly clean before going to bed.

Tips

grammar
AABB reduplication of 干净 (gānjìng). This pattern intensifies adjectives: 高高兴兴 (happily), 清清楚楚 (crystal clear), 漂漂亮亮 (very pretty). The repeated form adds emphasis and a lively, spoken feel.

Stroke Order

gàn
jìng