Definition
一干二净 is a fixed idiom meaning 'completely, thoroughly', often with a sense of 'all gone' or 'spotlessly clean'. It is more emphatic than 彻底 (chè dǐ) and is used as a resultative complement after verbs like 吃 or 忘. 透 (tòu) as a complement also means thoroughly but often implies penetration, not necessarily 'clean' or 'empty'.
phrase
thoroughlycompletelyvery cleanspotless
Examples
- 一干二净。Tā bǎ bīngxiāng lǐ de dōngxi quán chī le ge yī gān èr jìng.He ate up everything in the fridge.
- 一干二净。Zuó wǎn de shì wǒ wàng de yī gān èr jìng.I completely forgot about what happened last night.
- 一干二净。Māma bǎ chúfáng cā de yī gān èr jìng.Mom wiped the kitchen spotlessly clean.
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