玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 察察 chá chá clean / spotless 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean syn 明窗净几 明窗淨几 míng chuāng jìng jī lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean (room) syn 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person 清洁 清潔 qīng jié clean / to clean syn 扫除 掃除 sǎo chú to clean / to clean up / to eliminate / to wipe out syn 洁净室 jié jìng shì clean room / clean laboratory 空室清野 kōng shì qīng yě empty room, clean field (idiom) / clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy / scorched earth policy 一扫而空 一掃而空 yī sǎo ér kōng (idiom) to make a clean sweep of / to clean out syn 清洁活动 qīng jié huó dòng clean-up activity / clean-up 白板原则 白板原則 bái pàn yuán zé clean slate principle / clean slate rule 竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / to come clean / to make a clean breast of things 竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dào dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / (fig.) to come clean / to make a clean breast of things 一尘不染 一塵不染 yī chén bù rǎn untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom) / selfless and incorruptible / spotless syn 百合花 bǎi hé huā lily / fig. pure and spotless person / virgin syn 皓白 hào bái snow-white / spotless 洁操 潔操 jié cāo unimpeachable conduct / noble behavior / spotless personal integrity 雅望 yǎ wàng (literary) spotless reputation 高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn 干净俐落 乾淨俐落 gān jìng lì luò clean and efficient / neat and tidy 干爽 乾爽 gān shuǎng dry and clean / clear and fresh 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 纯洁 純潔 chún jié pure / clean and honest / to purify syn 廉政 lián zhèng to govern with integrity / clean and honest government syn 光洁 光潔 guāng jié bright and clean syn 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn 推举 推舉 tuī jǔ to nominate as a worthy candidate / to recommend / to elect / to choose / (weightlifting) to (clean and) press syn 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient 明净 明淨 míng jìng bright and clean / luminous syn 挺举 挺舉 tǐng jǔ clean and jerk (weightlifting technique) syn 蠲 juān to deduct / to show / bright and clean / glow-worm / galleyworm / millipede syn 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky! 秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom) / to drive out the old and make a clean sweep 刲 kuī cut open and clean 湅 liàn to boil raw silk (to soften and clean it) 廉直 lián zhí upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean 清新自然 qīng xīn zì rán as fresh and clean as nature (idiom) 亚太清洁发展和气候伙伴关系 Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate 清洁燃料和清洁车辆伙伴关系 Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles 洗白 xǐ bái to make sth clean and white / (fig.) to whitewash / to launder money 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean / neat syn 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) syn 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 纯净 純淨 chún jìng pure / clean / unmixed syn 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo to clean / to sweep syn 洁净 潔淨 jié jìng clean / to cleanse syn 擦拭 cā shì to wipe clean syn 绿色食品 綠色食品 lǜ sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean / to scrub / (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) syn 干洗 乾洗 gān xǐ to dry clean / dry cleaning 皎洁 皎潔 jiǎo jié shining clean / bright (moonlight) syn 坦承 tǎn chéng to confess / to admit / to come clean / calmly syn 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels syn 清真 qīng zhēn Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure syn 去污 qù wū to decontaminate / to clean 清剿 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation syn 奇缺 qí quē very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit 整肃 整肅 zhěng sù strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust syn 和盘托出 和盤托出 hé pán tuō chū lit. to put everything out including the tray / to reveal everything / to make a clean breast of it all syn 刷洗 shuā xǐ to scrub clean syn 清道 qīng dào to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) syn 荡涤 蕩滌 dàng dí to clean up syn 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices syn 剃光头 剃光頭 tì guāng tóu to shave the whole head clean / crushing defeat 搓洗 cuō xǐ to rub clean (garments) / to scrub syn 清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 肃 肅 sù respectful / solemn / to eliminate / to clean up syn 洁 潔 jié clean syn 淘 táo to wash / to clean out / to cleanse / to eliminate / to dredge syn 絜 jié clean 一刀两断 一刀兩斷 yī dāo liǎng duàn (idiom) to make a clean break with / to have nothing more to do with syn 水清无鱼 水清無魚 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends 眼不见为净 眼不見為淨 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng what remains unseen is deemed to be clean / what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom) 翻然悔悟 fān rán huǐ wù to see the error of one's ways / to make a clean break with one's past syn 跳进黄河洗不清 跳進黃河洗不清 tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bù qīng lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble 扢 gǔ clean / to rub 澼 pì bleach / to clean 清洁技术 清潔技術 qīng jié jì shù clean technologies 一清二白 yī qīng èr bái perfectly clean / blameless / unimpeachable (idiom) syn 井井 jǐng jǐng always clean / orderly / methodical 凈 jìng variant of 淨|净 clean 清流 qīng liú clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power syn 清涤 清滌 qīng dí to rinse / to wash / to clean / to purge / to comb out 濯身 zhuó shēn to keep oneself clean (figurative) 缮清 繕清 shàn qīng to make a clean copy 蠲洁 蠲潔 juān jié to cleanse / to clean / to purify 蠲体 蠲體 juān tǐ to clean oneself 跳进黄河说不清 跳進黃河說不清 tiào jìn huáng hé shuō bù qīng lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble 清洁发展机制 清潔發展機製 qīng jié fā zhǎn jī zhì clean development mechanism 城市清扫 urban clean-up 清洁技术基金 Clean Technology Fund 