Chinese Chengyu - 一干二净

Saturday, February 28, 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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