一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
Pinyin
Definition
一清二楚
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- to be very clear about sth (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 same
- 2 like
- 3 equal to
- 4 the same as
- 5 just like
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 first
- 2 number one
- 3 primary
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
我最近看了好多地理方面的资料。现在,我对我们国家的地理情况一清二楚!
Lately I've read a lot of material about geography. Now, I am very clear about our country's geography!
爸,您说的这些我都有,而且我这个是卫星定位的。屏幕一按,整个市区电子警察的位置都看得一清二楚。
Dad, all this stuff you've mentioned, I've got it all. Also, mine is satellite oriented. Just touch the screen and you can see the locations of electronic policing devices throughout the entire city really clearly.
出事的时候我就站在路口,看得一清二楚。当时一辆小轿车右转弯,没有按喇叭,“呜”的一下就转了。谁晓得一辆助动车也开过来,速度也很快。他们就撞上了。我第一次看见撞车,心里怕得很。我想这下坏了,可能撞死人了。我赶快跑过去,看到那个骑车的小姑娘摔在地上,还好人没事。开车子的男人后来也下来了。他们两个都开得快,硬碰硬就撞了。
When the accident happened I was standing at the intersection, and I saw everything clear as day. A small car was turning right, didn't blow its horn, and ``whoosh" just made a turn. Who knew an electric bike would also drive up, and at a really high speed. They just hit each other. It was the first time I ever saw a car accident. I was scared out of my wits. I thought it must be bad, maybe someone died in the crash. I hurried right over and saw the girl on the bike had been knocked to the ground. Good thing she was OK. Then the man driving the car got out. They were both driving very fast, metal hit metal, and it was a crash.