"Clean" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean / to clean |   |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean / neat | |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean / to sweep | |
| 清真 | qīng zhēn | Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure | |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) | |
| 纯净 | chún jìng | pure / clean / unmixed | |
| 洁净 | jié jìng | clean / to cleanse | |
| 扫除 | sǎo chú | to clean / to clean up / to eliminate / to wipe out | |
| 擦洗 | cā xǐ | to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub | |
| 去污 | qù wū | to decontaminate / to clean | |
| 清 |  qīng | (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) | |
| 净 | jìng | clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role | |
| 洁 | jié | clean | |
| 絜 | jié | clean | |
| 扢 | gǔ | clean / to rub | |
| 澼 | pì | bleach / to clean | |
| 凈 | jìng | variant of 淨|净 / clean | |
| 察察 | chá chá | clean / spotless | |
| 清涤 | qīng dí | to rinse / to wash / to clean / to purge / to comb out | |
| 蠲洁 | juān jié | to cleanse / to clean / to purify | |
| 清新 | qīng xīn | fresh and clean | |
| 纯洁 | chún jié | pure / clean and honest / to purify | |
| 洗净 | xǐ jìng | to wash clean | |
| 廉政 | lián zhèng | to govern with integrity / clean and honest government | |
| 擦拭 | cā shì | to wipe clean | |
| 绿色食品 | lu:4 sè shí pǐn | clean, unadulterated food product / organic food | |
| 光洁 | guāng jié | bright and clean | |
| 净水 | 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) | |
| 干洗 | gān xǐ | to dry clean / dry cleaning | |
| 一干二净 | yī gān èr jìng | thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean | |
| 皎洁 | jiǎo jié | shining clean / bright (moonlight) | |
| 坦承 | tǎn chéng | to confess / to admit / to come clean / calmly | |
| 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 | |
| 干净利落 | gān jìng lì luo | squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient | |
| 明净 | míng jìng | bright and clean / luminous | |
| 奇缺 | qí quē | very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit | |
| 整肃 | zhěng sù | strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust | |
| 和盘托出 | hé pán tuō chū | lit. to put everything out including the tray / to reveal everything / to make a clean breast of it all | |
| 刷洗 | shuā xǐ | to scrub clean | |
| 洁身自好 | 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 | |
| 洁净室 | jié jìng shì | clean room / clean laboratory | |
| 清道 | qīng dào | to clean the street / to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) | |
| 荡涤 | dàng dí | to clean up | |
| 两袖清风 | liǎng xiù qīng fēng | lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices | |
| 剃光头 | tì guāng tóu | to shave the whole head clean / crushing defeat | |
| 搓洗 | cuō xǐ | to rub clean (garments) / to scrub | |
| 窗明几净 | chuāng míng jī jìng | lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean | |
| 挺举 | tǐng jǔ | clean and jerk (weightlifting technique) | |
| 玉洁冰清 | yù jié bīng qīng | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible | |
| 肃 | sù | respectful / solemn / to eliminate / to clean up | |
| 淘 | táo | to wash / to clean out / to cleanse / to eliminate / to dredge | |
| 蠲 | juān | to deduct / to show / bright and clean / glow-worm / galleyworm / millipede | |
| 一刀两断 | yī dāo liǎng duàn | (idiom) to make a clean break with / to have nothing more to do with | |
| 一扫而空 | yī sǎo ér kōng | (idiom) to make a clean sweep of / to clean out | |
| 冰清玉洁 | bīng qīng yù jié | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible | |
| 明窗净几 | míng chuāng jìng jī | lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean (room) | |
| 水清无鱼 | shuǐ qīng wú yú | lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends | |
| 水至清则无鱼 | 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! | |
| 眼不见为净 | 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) | |
| 秋风扫落叶 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 跳进黄河洗不清 | 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 | |
| 擦屁股 | cā pì gu | to wipe one’s ass / (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess | |
| 干爽 | gān shuǎng | dry and clean / clear and fresh | |
| 连锅端 | lián guō duān | to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out | |
| 刲 | kuī | cut open and clean | |
| 湅 | liàn | to boil raw silk (to soften and clean it) | |
| 清洁技术 | qīng jié jì shù | clean technologies | |
| 一清二白 | yī qīng èr bái | perfectly clean / blameless / unimpeachable (idiom) | |
| 干净俐落 | gān jìng lì luò | clean and efficient / neat and tidy | |
| 井井 | jǐng jǐng | always clean / orderly / methodical | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 洁净无瑕 | jié jìng wú xiá | clean and spotless | |
| 濯身 | zhuó shēn | to keep oneself clean (figurative) | |
| 缮清 | shàn qīng | to make a clean copy | |
| 蠲体 | juān tǐ | to clean oneself | |
| 跳进黄河说不清 | 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 | qīng jié fā zhǎn jī zhì | clean development mechanism | |
| 亚太清洁发展和气候伙伴关系 | Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate | | |
| 清洁能源投资框架 | qīng jié néng yuán tóu zī kuàng jià | Clean Energy Investment Framework | |
| 京都议定书清洁发展机制讲习班 | Workshop on the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol | | |
| 清洁技术基金 | Clean Technology Fund | | |
| 洁净室分类 | clean room classification | | |
| 洁净生产法 | jié jìng shēng chǎn fǎ | clean production method | |
| 洁净煤技术 | clean coal technology | | |
| 清洁水 | qīng jié shuǐ | clean water | |
| 清洁燃料和清洁车辆伙伴关系 | Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles | | |
| 洁净工业 | jié jìng gōng yè | clean industries | |
| 洁净提单 | clean bill of lading | | |
| 干净的手原则 | clean hands doctrine | | |
| 白板原则 | bái pàn yuán zé | clean slate principle / clean slate rule | |
| 洁净已装船 | jié jìng yǐ zhuāng chuán | clean on board | |
| 清洁世界运动 | qīng jié shì jiè yùn dòng | Clean up the World Campaign | |
| 净水法 | jìng shuǐ fǎ | Clean Water Act | |
| 不引起污染的技术 | clean technologies | | |
| 北九州干净环境倡议 | Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment | |
