清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean / neat syn 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo to clean / to sweep syn 清洁 清潔 qīng jié clean / to clean syn 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) syn 纯洁 純潔 chún jié pure / clean and honest / to purify syn 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 脱水 脫水 tuō shuǐ to dry out / to extract water / dehydration / dehydrated / desiccation 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 纯净 純淨 chún jìng pure / clean / unmixed syn 枯燥 kū zào dry and dull / uninteresting / tedious syn 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc) / to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān to dry over a stove 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) syn 干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient 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 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn drought / arid / dry syn 禁酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 洁净 潔淨 jié jìng clean / to cleanse syn 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean / to scrub / (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) syn 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 擦拭 cā shì to wipe clean syn 干涸 乾涸 gān hé to dry up syn 扫除 掃除 sǎo chú to clean / to clean up / to eliminate / to wipe out syn 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub 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 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 坦承 tǎn chéng to confess / to admit / to come clean / calmly syn 搜刮 sōu guā to rake in (money) / to plunder / to milk people dry syn 晾干 晾乾 liàng gān to dry (sth) by airing 光洁 光潔 guāng jié bright and clean syn 干巴巴 乾巴巴 gān bā bā dry / parched / dull / insipid syn 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 干果 乾果 gān guǒ dried fruit / dry fruits (nuts etc) 索然 suǒ rán dull / dry syn 皎洁 皎潔 jiǎo jié shining clean / bright (moonlight) 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 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 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 搓洗 cuō xǐ to rub clean (garments) / to scrub syn 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 干渴 乾渴 gān kě parched / dry mouth syn 清真 qīng zhēn Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure syn 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 挺举 挺舉 tǐng jǔ clean and jerk (weightlifting technique) syn 高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn 清剿 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation syn 整肃 整肅 zhěng sù strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust syn 刷洗 shuā xǐ to scrub clean syn 奇缺 qí quē very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit 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 干咳 乾咳 gān ké to cough without phlegm / a dry cough syn 干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder 廉政 lián zhèng to govern with integrity / clean and honest government syn 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 绿色食品 綠色食品 lǜ sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food 擦干 擦乾 cā gān to wipe dry 晒干 曬乾 shài gān to dry in the sun 明净 明淨 míng jìng bright and clean / luminous syn 干裂 乾裂 gān liè (of dry soil etc) to crack / (of skin) to chap syn 断流 斷流 duàn liú to run dry (of river) 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 去污 qù wū to decontaminate / to clean 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān to blow-dry 碳化 tàn huà to carbonize / dry distillation / carbonization 冻干 凍乾 dòng gān to freeze-dry / freeze-dried food (such as meat or fruit) 洁净室 jié jìng shì clean room / clean laboratory 剃光头 剃光頭 tì guāng tóu to shave the whole head clean / crushing defeat 饲养场 飼養場 sì yǎng chǎng farm / feed lot / dry lot 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean syn 阴干 陰乾 yīn gān to dry in the shade 干眼症 乾眼症 gān yǎn zhèng (medicine) xerophthalmia / dry eye syndrome 松 鬆 sōng loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 晒 曬 shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn 炮 bāo to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating syn 洁 潔 jié clean syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 糗 qiǔ dry rations (for a journey) / (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking) / (coll.) embarrassing / embarrassment syn 擦屁股 cā pì gu to wipe one’s ass / (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess syn 晾 liàng to dry in the air / (fig.) to cold-shoulder syn 淘 táo to wash / to clean out / to cleanse / to eliminate / to dredge syn 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 燥 zào dry / parched / impatient / vexed / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat syn 焙 bèi to dry over a fire / to bake syn 肃 肅 sù respectful / solemn / to eliminate / to clean up syn 炕 kàng kang (a heatable brick bed) / to bake / to dry by the heat of a fire syn 甬 tǒng variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter) 玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 白板笔 白板筆 bái bǎn bǐ whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker 白鹤梁 白鶴梁 bái hè liáng White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings 涸 hé to dry / to dry up 隍 huáng dry moat / god of city 