Usage note
干净用来形容物品或环境很清洁，没有灰尘和污垢。
gān jìng lái yòng xǔ róng wù huò kòng jìng hěn qīng jié, méiyǒu fēnɡ shén yě hái wū gòu.
干净 is used to describe items or environments that are very clean and free of dust and dirt.
Context note
我们常常用干净来形容厨房、衣服和房间。
wǒ men cháng yòng gān jìng lái xǔ róng kāng chǎng, yīfu hé fáng jiān.
We often use clean to describe the kitchen, clothes, and rooms.
5 examples
衣服干净了。
yī fu gān jìng le。
The clothes are clean.
房间要保持干净。
fáng jiān yào bǎo chí gān jìng。
Keep the room clean.
厨房很干净。
chú fáng hěn gān jìng。
The kitchen is very clean.
桌子上的东西要摆放得干净。
zhuō zi shàng de dōng xī yào bǎi fàng dé gān jìng。
The things on the table should be arranged neatly.
妈妈每天打扫房间，保持它干净。
mā ma měi tiān dǎ sǎo fáng jiān， bǎo chí tā gān jìng。
Mom cleans the room every day to keep it clean.
5 mini stories
小明的书包很脏，他妈妈让他洗干净。
xiǎo míng de shū bāo hěn zāng， tā mā ma ràng tā xǐ gān jìng。
Xiaoming's backpack is very dirty, his mom asks him to wash it.
每天早上，小红都会把房间打扫干净。
měi tiān zǎo shàng， xiǎo hóng dōu huì bǎ fáng jiān dǎ sǎo gān jìng。
Every morning, Xiaohong would clean the room.
妈妈说厨房要保持干净，不能有油污。
mā ma shuō chú fáng yào bǎo chí gān jìng， bù néng yǒu yóu wū。
Mom says the kitchen should be kept clean and not have any grease.
小华的房间很干净，他经常打扫。
xiǎo huá de fáng jiān hěn gān jìng， tā jīng cháng dǎ sǎo。
Xiaohua's room is very clean, he often cleans it.
奶奶说客厅要保持干净整洁。
nǎi nai shuō kè tīng yào bǎo chí gān jìng zhěng jié。
Grandma says the living room should be kept clean and tidy.
Mini dialogue
洗手
A
你的手干净吗？
Nǐ de shǒu gānjìng ma?
Are your hands clean?
B
很干净，我刚刚洗过。
Hěn gānjìng, wǒ gānggāng xǐ guo.
Very clean, I just washed them.
打扫房间
A
你的房间真干净！
Nǐ de fángjiān zhēn gānjìng!
Your room is really clean!
B
谢谢，我早上打扫了。
Xièxie, wǒ zǎoshang dǎsǎo le.
Thanks, I cleaned it this morning.
Related words and contrasts
similar
整洁
zhěng jié
neat and tidy
整洁 focuses on things being orderly, while 干净 focuses on being free of dirt.
opposite
脏
zāng
dirty
脏 is the direct opposite of 干净.