整洁 zhěngjié neatly
neatly; tidy
How to remember 整洁: 整 entire + 洁 clean = neatly.
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How it is used
- Neat and clean - of rooms, clothes, appearance: 房间整洁 (fángjiān zhěngjié) a tidy room, 衣着整洁 (yīzhuó zhěngjié) neatly dressed.
- Combines orderliness + cleanliness. Slightly more written than 干净 (gānjìng, clean) and 整齐 (zhěngqí, orderly), covering both at once.
Example sentences
- 小屋干净又整洁。 Xiǎowū gānjìng yòu zhěngjié.The cottage was clean and tidy.
- 我承认，我不是世界上最整洁的人。 Wǒ chéngrèn, wǒ búshì shìjiè shàng zuì zhěngjié de rén.I admit I'm not the tidiest person in the world.