清潔

See also: 清洁 and 淸潔

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clean
trad. (清潔)		清	潔
simp. (清洁)		清	洁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngjié

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ git³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhîn-kiet / chhîn-kiat

(Hailu, HRS): cin^ˋ gied

(Meixian, Guangdong): qin¹ giad⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-kiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ giag⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngjié
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingjié
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chieh²
  - Yale: chīng-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjye
  - Palladius: цинцзе (cincze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    清潔 / 清洁
    輕捷 / 轻捷
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ git³
  - Yale: chīng git
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ git⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kiːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-kiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ gied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ ki̯et̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-kiat
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ giad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ ki̯at̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cin^ˋ gied
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin⁵³ kiet⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qin¹ giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kiat̚¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-kiat
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-kiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkiad
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kiɛt̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ giag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng kiak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kiak̚²/

Adjective

清潔

clean; unsoiled
保持清潔／保持清洁 ― bǎochí qīngjié ― to keep clean
unpolluted; uncontaminated
environmentally sustainable; clean
清潔能源／清洁能源 ― qīngjié néngyuán ― clean energy
(figurative) pure; honest

Synonyms

(clean):

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不髒 / 不脏 (bù zāng)
乾淨 / 干净 (gānjìng)
清淨 / 清净 (qīngjìng)
潔淨 / 洁净 (jiéjìng)
澈潔 / 澈洁 (táh-gáik) (Eastern Min)
衛生 / 卫生 (wèishēng) (hygienic)

Dialectal synonyms of 乾淨 (“clean; not dirty”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		乾淨, 清潔, 潔淨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	乾淨
	Taiwan	乾淨
	Malaysia	乾淨
	Singapore	乾淨
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	乾淨
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	乾淨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	乾淨
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	乾淨, 寧馨
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	乾淨, 清爽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	乾淨, 清亮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	乾淨
	Hong Kong	乾淨
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	伶俐
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	伶俐
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	乾淨
	Taishan	乾淨, 虔誠
	Yangjiang	淨, 伶俐
	Singapore (Guangfu)	乾淨
Gan	Nanchang	乾淨
Hakka	Meixian	淨, 伶俐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hong Kong	伶俐
Jin	Taiyuan	乾淨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伶俐
Northern Min	Jianyang	伶俐
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	澈潔, 澈
	Fuzhou (Changle)	澈
	Fuqing	澈潔
	Yongtai	澈潔
	Gutian	澈潔
	Pingnan	澈
	Fu'an	清氣
	Ningde	澈, 澈潔
	Xiapu	澈潔
	Zherong	澈潔
	Shouning	澈潔
	Zhouning	澈, 澈潔, 清氣
	Fuding	清氣
	Matsu	澈潔, 清氣
Southern Min	Xiamen	清氣
	Quanzhou	清氣
	Jinjiang	清氣
	Yongchun	清氣
	Zhangzhou	清氣
	Zhao'an	清氣
	Taipei	清氣
	Taipei (Wanhua)	清氣
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	清氣
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	清氣
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	清氣
	Kaohsiung	清氣
	Yilan	清氣
	Changhua (Lukang)	清氣
	Taichung	清氣
	Taichung (Wuqi)	清氣
	Tainan	清氣
	Taitung	清氣
	Hsinchu	清氣
	Kinmen	清氣
	Penghu (Magong)	清氣
	Penang (Hokkien)	清氣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	清氣
	Manila (Hokkien)	清氣
	Longyan	清氣
	Datian	清氣
	Chaozhou	清氣
	Shantou	清氣
	Shantou (Chenghai)	清氣
	Jieyang	清氣
	Haifeng	清氣
	Singapore (Teochew)	清氣
	Leizhou	澈, 澈潔
	Haikou	澈, 澈潔
	Qionghai	澈氣
	Singapore (Hainanese)	澈
Puxian Min	Putian	澈, 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	澈, 清靠
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	澈潔, 清氣
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	澈, 澈潔, 清靠
	Xianyou	澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
	Xianyou (Fengting)	澈潔, 清靠, 清氣
	Xianyou (Youyang)	澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
Central Min	Yong'an	清氣
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	清氣
	Sanming (Shaxian)	伶俐
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	伶俐
Wu	Shanghai	清爽, 乾淨
	Shanghai (Yangpu)	清爽
	Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)	乾淨
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	清爽
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	清爽
	Shanghai (Huinan, Pudong)	清爽
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	清爽
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	清爽
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	乾淨
	Shanghai (Jiading)	清爽
	Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan)	清爽, 乾淨
	Shanghai (Chongming)	乾淨
	Suzhou	清爽, 乾淨
	Wenzhou	了滯, 清水, 光生
Xiang	Changsha	乾淨
Xiang	Shuangfeng	乾淨, 料俏

Verb

清潔

to clean
清潔中／清洁中 ― qīngjié zhōng ― cleaning in progress

Derived terms

清潔工 / 清洁工 (qīngjiégōng)
清潔燃料 / 清洁燃料
清潔生產 / 清洁生产
清潔能源 / 清洁能源 (qīngjié néngyuán)
清潔車 / 清洁车 (qīngjiéchē)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	潔
せい Grade: 4	けつ Grade: 5
kan'on

Alternative spelling
淸潔 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーけつ [sèékétsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːke̞t͡sɨ]

Adjective

清(せい)潔(けつ) • (seiketsu) -na (adnominal 清(せい)潔(けつ)な (seiketsu na), adverbial 清(せい)潔(けつ)に (seiketsu ni))

clean; hygienic

Inflection

Inflection of 清潔
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	清潔だろ	せいけつだろ	seiketsu daro
Continuative (連用形)	清潔で	せいけつで	seiketsu de
Terminal (終止形)	清潔だ	せいけつだ	seiketsu da
Attributive (連体形)	清潔な	せいけつな	seiketsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	清潔なら	せいけつなら	seiketsu nara
Imperative (命令形)	清潔であれ	せいけつであれ	seiketsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	清潔ではない清潔じゃない	せいけつではないせいけつじゃない	seiketsu de wa nai seiketsu ja nai
Informal past	清潔だった	せいけつだった	seiketsu datta
Informal negative past	清潔ではなかった清潔じゃなかった	せいけつではなかったせいけつじゃなかった	seiketsu de wa nakatta seiketsu ja nakatta
Formal	清潔です	せいけつです	seiketsu desu
Formal negative	清潔ではありません清潔じゃありません	せいけつではありませんせいけつじゃありません	seiketsu de wa arimasen seiketsu ja arimasen
Formal past	清潔でした	せいけつでした	seiketsu deshita
Formal negative past	清潔ではありませんでした清潔じゃありませんでした	せいけつではありませんでしたせいけつじゃありませんでした	seiketsu de wa arimasen deshita seiketsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	清潔で	せいけつで	seiketsu de
Conditional	清潔なら（ば）	せいけつなら（ば）	seiketsu nara (ba)
Provisional	清潔だったら	せいけつだったら	seiketsu dattara
Volitional	清潔だろう	せいけつだろう	seiketsu darō
Adverbial	清潔に	せいけつに	seiketsu ni
Degree	清潔さ	せいけつさ	seiketsusa

Classical conjugation of "清潔なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	清潔なら	せいけつなら	seiketunara
Continuative (連用形)	清潔に^[1] 清潔なり^[2]	せいけつにせいけつなり	seiketuni seiketunari
Terminal (終止形)	清潔なり	せいけつなり	seiketunari
Attributive (連体形)	清潔なる	せいけつなる	seiketunaru
Realis (已然形)	清潔なれ	せいけつなれ	seiketunare
Imperative (命令形)	清潔なれ	せいけつなれ	seiketunare
Key constructions
Negative	清潔ならず	せいけつならず	seiketunarazu
Contrasting conjunction	清潔なれど	せいけつなれど	seiketunaredo
Causal conjunction	清潔なれば	せいけつなれば	seiketunareba
Conditional conjunction	清潔ならば	せいけつならば	seiketunaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	清潔なりき	せいけつなりき	seiketunariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	清潔なりけり	せいけつなりけり	seiketunarikeri
Adverbial	清潔に	せいけつに	seiketuni

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

清(せい)潔(けつ) • (seiketsu)

cleanliness

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“清潔”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
清	潔

Adjective

清潔

chữ Hán form of thanh khiết (“pure”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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