清理
qīnglǐTraditional: 清理
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Translation
to clear up, to clean out, to tidy away
Word origin
A compound of 清 (qīng, clear or clean) and 理 (lǐ, to put in order), meaning to make clean and orderly, that is, to clear up.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 清 (qīng, clear) + 理 (lǐ, to put in order)
Stroke order
清
理
Examples
仓库。
We spent a day clearing out the warehouse.
。
Please tidy up the desktop.
。
The workers are clearing the rubbish off the street.
旧。
He cleaned out the old files on his computer.
雪。
After the snow we need to clear the path in front of the door.
清理 (qīng lǐ) means to clear up, clean out, or tidy away. It combines 清 (clean) and 理 (to arrange) for the idea of restoring order by removing what is unwanted.
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