一干二净 yìgān-èrjìng thoroughly (idiom)
thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
How to remember 一干二净: 一 one + 干 do + 二 two + 净 clean = thoroughly (idiom).
Characters
How it is used
- 'Completely, leaving nothing' - used as a resultative complement after 得 - 吃得一干二净 (chī de yìgān-èrjìng) eaten clean, not a scrap left; 忘得一干二净 (wàng de yìgān-èrjìng) forgotten entirely.
- Habitually pairs with verbs of removing/consuming/forgetting: 忘、吃、花、洗、打扫. Emphasizes total, spotless completeness.
- Colloquial; nearly always in the 得…一干二净 pattern.