淨 (zing6 zeng6 | jing4) : clean; pure; net; cleanse; always

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淨

zing6 zeng6

jing4

[1] [adj] clean; tidy; pure
[2] [adj] net (as opposed to "gross")
[3] [v] make clean; cleanse; purify
[4] [adv] always; completely; merely

Jyutping zing6 is literary reading; zeng6 is colloquial.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

淨 / 净

This word has been viewed 10811 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2014 01:41

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淨係 zing6 hai6 jing4 xi4 = only, merely 粵

淨重 zing6 cung5 jing4 zhong4 = net weight

硬淨 ngaang6 zeng6 = hale and hearty; firm 粵

乾淨 gon1 zeng6 gan1 jing4 = clean, neat; completely, totally

唔淨只 m4 zing6 zi2 = not only 粵

唔淨止 m4 zing6 zi2 = not only 粵

一乾二淨 jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 = thoroughly

淨化 zing6 faa3 jing4 hua4 = to purify

淨麵 zing6 min6 jing4 mian4 = plain noodles 粵

白淨 baak6 zeng6 bai2 jing4 = (of skin) fair and clear
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Showing all 4 examples containing 淨

有時淨係叫坦克粵
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank".
[Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]]

淨係你至有咩﹐我夠有咯。粵
You aren't the only one who have it; I too have it.
[夠 is used as an adverb that means "too".]

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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