Chinese Chengyu - 一干二净

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Chinese learning class, do you know there are many Chinese chengyu are very common, and today we will learn "yī gān èr jìng" is very suitable for oral use. Come and learn this chinese chengyu with me!

28 Feb 2026

大家好!欢迎来到汉语课堂,今天我们来学习一个常用的汉语成语:一干二净。
Hello everyone, welcome to Chinese Class. Today we will learn a useful chinese saying “一干二净”.

Meaning:

yī gān èr jìng
一干二净

“一”的意思是数字一,“yī”
“yī” means the number one,

“干”的意思是干燥,“gān”
“gān”means dry,

“二”的意思是数字二,“èr”
“èr”means the number two,

“净”的意思是清洁,“jìng”
“jìng” means clean.

“一干二净”常作补语,指非常干净,一点不剩。形容非常彻底
" yī gān èr jìng" is often used as a complement, it means very clean, not left; Very thorough description.

The commonly used structure is:

S.+把+sth.+ V.+得+一干二净的.
Phase made by “得” often used as a complement

例句:

  • She eat all the food.
    她把饭吃得一干二净的。
    tā bǎ fàn chī de yī gān èr jìng de
  • He forgot all about the rules.
    他把规定忘得一干二净的。
    tā bǎ guī dìng wàng de yī gān èr jìng de
  • The enemy was wiped out.
    敌人被消灭的一干二净。
    dí rén bèi xiāo miè de yī gān èr jìng

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