清理
qīng lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

清理
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qīng lǐ
  1. to clear up
  2. to tidy up
  3. to dispose of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
整理
zhěng lǐ
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to sort out
  4. 4 to straighten out
  5. 5 to list systematically
  6. 6 to collate (data, files)
  7. 7 to pack (luggage)
清
Qīng
  1. 1 Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  2. 2 surname Qing
清新
Qīng xīn
  1. 1 Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
清早
qīng zǎo
  1. 1 first thing in the morning
  2. 2 at daybreak
清晨
qīng chén
  1. 1 early morning
清晰
qīng xī
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
清晰度
qīng xī dù
  1. 1 definition
  2. 2 sharpness
  3. 3 clarity
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
清洁
qīng jié
  1. 1 clean
  2. 2 to clean
清醒
qīng xǐng
  1. 1 clear-headed
  2. 2 sober
  3. 3 awake
理
lǐ
  1. 1 texture
  2. 2 grain (of wood)
  3. 3 inner essence
  4. 4 intrinsic order
  5. 5 reason
  6. 6 logic
  7. 7 truth
  8. 8 science
  9. 9 natural science (esp. physics)
  10. 10 to manage
  11. 11 to pay attention to
  12. 12 to run (affairs)
  13. 13 to handle
  14. 14 to put in order
  15. 15 to tidy up
理想
lǐ xiǎng
  1. 1 an ideal
  2. 2 a dream
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 perfect
理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
处理
chǔ lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to treat
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to process
  5. 5 to deal with a criminal case
  6. 6 to mete out punishment
  7. 7 to offer for sale at a reduced price
  8. 8 to punish
护理
hù lǐ
  1. 1 to nurse
  2. 2 to tend and protect
道理
dào li
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 argument
  3. 3 sense
  4. 4 principle
  5. 5 basis
  6. 6 justification
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)

Idioms (20)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
扬清激浊
yáng qīng jī zhuó
  1. 1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
  2. 2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue

Sample Sentences

这样啊。你先清理玻璃和灯，然后发动车子，不要马上开，预热一下。
zhèyàng ā 。nǐ xiān qīnglǐ bōli hé dēng ，ránhòu fādòng chēzi ，bù yào mǎshàng kāi ，yùrè yīxià 。
Oh is that so? Clean off your windows and lights then start the car. Don't drive it immediately, though. Let it warm up first.
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嗯，就是一个箱子，里面放了猫砂。不过要辛苦你每天清理猫粪，不然会很臭。
ng ，jiùshì yī gè xiāngzǐ ，lǐmiàn fàng le māoshā 。bùguò yào xīnkǔ nǐ měitiān qīnglǐ māo fèn ，bùrán huì hěn chòu 。
Yeah, it's a box where you put cat litter inside. However, unfortunately you need to clean out the cat excrement every day, otherwise it will start to smell.
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结果最后宾客不欢而散不说，还赔了酒店2000元清理费。他老丈人被拍了一脸的蛋糕，气得当场晕了过去。
jiéguǒ zuìhòu bīnkè bùhuānérsàn bù shuō ，hái péi le jiǔdiàn liǎngqiān yuán qīnglǐfèi 。tā lǎozhàngrén bèi pāi le yī liǎn de dàngāo ，qì de dāngchǎng yūn le guòqù 。
Not only did all the guests leave upset, he also had to pay the hotel 2000 RMB in cleaning fees. His father-in-law got hit in the face with a pie and was so upset that he fainted on the spot.
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周一，爸爸到学校替我请假。他回家后，告诉了我他在学校看到的事情。有很多警察和警车，因为有校工在清理湖面的时候，发现了一具女尸。经勘查，这个女孩已经死亡一个月，身份无法确认。因为尸体，特别是脸部，已经高度腐烂......
zhōuyī ，bàba dào xuéxiào tì wǒ qǐngjià 。tā huíjiā hòu ，gàosu le wǒ tā zài xuéxiào kàndào de shìqing 。yǒu hěnduō jǐngchá hé jǐngchē ，yīnwèi yǒu xiào zài qīnglǐ húmiàn de shíhou ，fāxiàn le yī jù nǚshī 。jīng kānchá ，zhè ge nǚhái yǐjīng sǐwáng yī ge yuè ，shēnfèn wúfǎ quèrèn 。yīnwèi shītǐ ，tèbié shì liǎnbù ，yǐjīng gāodù fǔlàn ......
On Monday, my dad came and got me out of school. After we got home he told me what had happened at the school. There were so many police and police cars because a school janitor had found a girl's corpse while cleaning up the lake's surface. The investigation determined that she had already been dead for a month and that there was no way to confirm her identity. Why? Because the corpse, especially the face, had already greatly decomposed...
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