清洁

清潔

qīngjié

adjective HSK 6 #4,803

Meanings

Clear and pure — spotlessly clean.

请保持环境清洁。

Qǐng bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié.

Please keep the environment clean.

清洁能源越来越重要。

Qīngjié néngyuán yuèláiyuè zhòngyào.

Clean energy is becoming more and more important.

这个房间打扫得很清洁。

Zhège fángjiān dǎsǎo de hěn qīngjié.

This room has been cleaned very well.

usage

清洁 is more formal than 干净 (gānjìng). 清洁 is used in official signs and compounds: 清洁工 (cleaner), 清洁能源 (clean energy), 清洁剂 (cleanser).

清 qīng

洁 jié