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清理

qīng lǐ

HSK 6

Meaning

  • to clear up
  • to tidy up
  • to dispose of

Definition

清除、整理或处理掉不需要的东西,使某处变得干净、整洁或有序。

To clean, tidy up, or dispose of unwanted items, making a place clean, neat, or organized.

Usage

常用于指打扫卫生、整理物品或清除数据、文件等,也可用于抽象事物如清理思路、清理债务等。

Often used for cleaning, organizing items, or deleting data/files. Can also be used abstractly, e.g., clearing one's thoughts or settling debts.

Examples

  • 1 我每周六都会清理房间。(I clean my room every Saturday.)
  • 2 清理电脑桌面上的文件。(Please clean up the files on the computer desktop.)
  • 3 我们需要清理一下库存。(We need to clear out the inventory.)
  • 4 他花了一整天清理花园。(He spent the whole day cleaning the garden.)
  • 5 这段代码需要清理冗余部分。(This code needs to be cleaned up of redundant parts.)
  • 6 清理了手机中的旧照片。(She cleaned up the old photos in her phone.)
  • 7 清理债务后,他的财务状况好多了。(After clearing his debts, his financial situation improved greatly.)

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